break up with

break up with — phrasal verb

  • break up withbase form
  • breaks up with3rd person singular
  • breaking up with-ing form
  • broke up withpast simple
  • broken up withpast participle

1. To end a romantic relationship by telling the other person that you no longer wi

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釋義

To end a romantic relationship by telling the other person that you no longer wish to be together as a couple.

例句

Esteban broke up with his girlfriend because they wanted different things in life.

break up with + person / reason clause with 'because'

Yara broke up with Minho after their values drifted apart, and she has no regrets.

同義詞
  • split up

    More informal than 'break up with'; often used for mutual decisions ('We split up amicably').

  • end things

    Vague but common in casual speech; implies one person initiates the end ('She decided to end things.').

  • separate

    More formal; can describe married couples who separate without divorcing right away.

  • call it quits

    Informal idiom; suggests the relationship had problems for a while ('They finally called it quits.').

反義詞
  • get together

    The opposite of breaking up — starting a romantic relationship.

  • make up

    To reconcile after a disagreement; not always the opposite of break up, but implies continuing the relationship.

文法句型

break up with + person

用法筆記

The object of the relationship always follows 'with' — you break up with someone, not 'break someone up'. The phrase 'break up' alone (without 'with') can be used intransitively when the couple is the subject: 'They broke up last week.'

常見錯誤

❌I broke up my boyfriend yesterday.
✅I broke up with my boyfriend yesterday.
💡The preposition 'with' is required before the person you are leaving.
❌She broke up him because he lied.
✅She broke up with him because he lied.
💡'Break up with' is a three-part phrasal verb; 'with' must come before the object pronoun.