to break off a conversation

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• break off phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to suddenly stop doing something, especially talking to someone: Fay told her story, breaking off now and then to wipe the tears from her eyes. (break sth off): I broke off the conversation and answered the phone. 2 (transitive… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• break off — phr verb Break off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑contact, ↑conversation, ↑engagement, ↑negotiation, ↑relation, ↑relationship, ↑talk, ↑twig …   Collocations dictionary

• break off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. stop abruptly, end, cease, discontinue; see end 1 , stop 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To stop suddenly, as a conversation, activity, or relationship: cease, discontinue, interrupt, suspend, terminate. See CONTINUE …   English dictionary for students

• break off — verb a) To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently. Then the conversation broke off, and there was little more talking, only a noise of men going backwards and forwards, and of putting down of kegs and the hollow gurgle of good liquor… …   Wiktionary

• break — breakable, adj. breakableness, n. breakably, adv. breakless, adj. /brayk/, v., broke or (Archaic) brake; broken or (Archaic) broke; breaking; n. v.t …   Universalium

• break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conversation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, short ▪ lengthy, long ▪ We engaged in a long conversation. ▪ endless, pointless …   Collocations dictionary

• conversation — n. talk 1) to begin, strike up; carry on, have a conversation 2) to make conversation (we had little in common, and it was difficult to make conversation) 3) to bug, monitor, tap a conversation 4) to monopolize; stimulate a conversation 5) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• break — I n. dash 1) to make a break (for safety) escape 2) a mass; prison break interruption 3) to make a break 4) a break in, with (a break in the conversation; to make a break with tradition) rest 5) to have (esp. BE), take a break 6) a coffee; news;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• break — [c]/breɪk / (say brayk) verb (broke or, Archaic, brake, broken or, Archaic, broke, breaking) – …  

• break in — verb 1. break into a conversation (Freq. 2) her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑chime in, ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑butt in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in …   Useful english dictionary