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Christine Christie Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Broke up

Consider the following sentence:


"As dinner BROKE UP, he put his arm around Ann Lee and told her not to worry about Burt."


In this context, does 'broke up' mean 'interrupted'?

  

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Christine Christie In this context, does 'broke up' mean 'interrupted'? No. It means "came to an end".

— CalifJim

  • Christine Christie In this context, does 'broke up' mean 'interrupted'?
  • No.
  • It means "came to an end".
  • People were starting to get up from the table and possibly saying their goodbyes and leaving.
  • CJ
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Christine ChristieIn this context, does 'broke up' mean 'interrupted'?

No. It means "came to an end". People were starting to get up from the table and possibly saying their goodbyes and leaving.

CJ

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