BREAK THE NEWS (TO SB)

Meaning of BREAK THE NEWS (TO SB) in English

to be the first to tell sb some bad news

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEWS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Illustrated London News New York Daily News Newport News news agency news service {{link=U.S. …
Английский словарь Британика
NEWS — I. ˈn(y)üz noun plural but singular or plural in construction Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English newes, from plural of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREAK — I. ˈbrāk verb ( broke ˈbrōk ; or archaic brake ˈbrāk ; or chiefly Scottish brack ˈbrak ; or Scottish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAK — I. ˈbrāk verb ( broke ˈbrōk ; bro·ken ˈbrō-kən ; break·ing ) Etymology: Middle English breken, from Old English brecan; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEWS — noun plural but singular in construction Usage: often attributive Date: 15th century 1. a. : a report of recent events …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEWS — noun something strange or newly happened. 2. news ·noun a bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. 3. news ·noun …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEWS — [news] n pl but sing in constr, often attrib (15c) 1 a: a report of recent events b: previously unknown …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAK — [break] vb broke ; bro.ken ; break.ing [ME breken, fr. OE brecan; akin to OHG brehhan to break, L frangere] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEWS — news BrE AmE njuːz § nuːz AmE nuːz njuːz ▶ ˈ news ˌ agency BrE AmE ▶ ˈ news ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEWS — / njuːz; NAmE nuːz/ noun [ U ] 1. new information about sth that has happened recently : What's the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAK — / breɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( broke / brəʊk; NAmE broʊk/ broken / ˈbrəʊkən; NAmE ˈbroʊkən/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEWS — news S1 W1 /njuːz $ nuːz/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ new , ↑ renewable …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREAK — I. break 1 S1 W1 /breɪk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense broke /brəʊk $ broʊk/, past participle broken /ˈbrəʊkən …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEWS — n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) 1 information about important or interesting recent events, esp. when published or broadcast. 2 (prec. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEWS — n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) 1 information about important or interesting recent events, esp. when published or broadcast. 2 (prec. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEWS — n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) 1. information about important or interesting recent events, esp. when published or broadcast. 2 (prec. …
Oxford English vocab
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Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
NEWS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. News is information about a recently …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEWS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. News is information about a recently …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NEWS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cookery/wildlife/news etc programme ▪ More and more people are watching cookery programmes on TV. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEWS — [noun] [U] - information or reports about recent events, or a television or radio programme consisting of such reportsThat's the …
Cambridge English vocab
NEWS — n. Cable News Network Illustrated London News New York Daily News Newport News news agency news service U.S. News & …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEWS — noun 1 new information ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant ( BrE , informal ), excellent , fantastic , good , great , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEWS — See ↑ NEWS 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in the news • ↑ break the news (to sb)/break it to …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Longman Activator English vocab
BREAK — INDEX: 1. to break something into pieces 2. to break into pieces 3. to break something into two pieces 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NEWS — n. 1 tidings, word, information, advice, intelligence; rumour, talk, gossip, hearsay, dirt, scandal, exposé, Colloq info, low-down, scoop, US scuttlebutt, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BREAK — v. 1 break apart or up or asunder, fracture, rupture, break into bits, come apart, shatter, shiver, crack, crash, splinter, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SB — Should Be Slow Blow (type of electric fuse) Sweater Boy For more possible definitions for SB , click here ©1988-2002, …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
NEWS — noun BAD : The news are never very good nowadays. GOOD : The news is never very good nowadays. BAD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEWS — сущ. 1) известие, новость, сообщение news spreads, travels ≈ новости распространяются news about the earthquake ≈ известия о землетрясении What …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK — I 1. сущ. 1) а) ломание, раскалывание, разбивание We heard the break and saw the glass fall out of the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NEWS — news.ogg nju:z n 1. новость, новости; известие, весть, сообщение what's the news? - что нового? here is an interesting piece …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREAK — break.ogg _I 1. breık n 1. 1> пролом; разрыв; отверстие, щель; брешь; трещина break in the pipe-line - разрыв трубопровода, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BREAK — 1) разрушение; разрыв; разлом || разрушать(ся); разрывать(ся); ломать(ся); дробить(ся); измельчать(ся) 2) обрыв ( провода, цепи, линии ) ; разрыв ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BREAK — 1) разрушение; разрыв; разлом || разрушать(ся); разрывать(ся); ломать(ся); дробить(ся); измельчать(ся) 2) обрыв (провода, цепи, линии); разрыв (цепи) 3) эл. размыкание, прерывание, выключение …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
NEWS — n 1. новость, новости; известие, весть, сообщение what's the news? - что нового? here is an interesting piece of news …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BREAK — _I 1. breık n 1. 1> пролом; разрыв; отверстие, щель; брешь; трещина break in the pipe-line - разрыв трубопровода, пробоина …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NEWS — сущ. 1) известие, новость, сообщение news spreads, travels — новости распространяются news about the earthquake — известия о землетрясении What …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BREAK — I breɪk 1. сущ. 1) ломание, раскалывание, разбивание We heard the break and saw the glass fall out of the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NEWS — сущ. 1) известие, новость, сообщение news spreads, travels — новости распространяются news about the earthquake — известия о землетрясении What is the news? — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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