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Burst

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
bɝst

Definitions

  1. An act or instance of bursting.
  2. A sudden, often intense, expression, manifestation or display.
  3. A series of shots fired from an automatic firearm.
  4. The explosion of a bomb or missile.
  5. A drinking spree.
    archaic

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of Burst.

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Equivalents

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العربيةالانفجاررش
Българскивзрив
BosanskifalapapaPetarprolomprovalaškurпровалапролом
Catalàesclatarpetarrebentar
Češtinaprasknoutprásknutírupsalva
Cymraegbyrstioffrwydro
Ελληνικάεκρήγνυμαιέκρηξηομοβροντίαριπήσκάω
Esperantokrevi
Suomihaljetalaukeamapuhjetapuhkeamapuhkeaminenpuhkinainenpurskeräjähdysräjähtääryöppy
Gaeilgepléascrois
Galegoesbocharestoiroestouparestoupidoestoupoestourarestourorebentar
עבריתהתפוצץ
हिन्दीप्रस्फुटितफूटना
HrvatskifalapapaPetarprolomprovalaškurпровалапролом
Magyarborulfakadkitör
Հայերենպայթելպայթյունպոռթկում
Bahasa Indonesialetupanletusanmeletupmeletus
Italianoesplodereesplosionescoppiarescoppio
日本語決潰破裂する陣
ភាសាខ្មែរផ្ទុះ
한국어파열하다
Kurdîpaparûp
Кыргызчабөлүү
Te Reo Māoringāwhāpahupapa
Монголтэсрэх
Bahasa Melayumeletuppecah
Nederlandsbarstenontploffingsalvouitbarsting
Polskieksplozjafalapękaćpęknąćpęknięcierozerwanierozpukrozsadzaćwybuch
Portuguêsarrebentarestourarestouroexplosão
Русскийвзрывло́паниелопатьсялопнутьочередьразорватьсяразрывразрыватьсятрескатьсятреснуть
Shqipplas
СрпскиfalapapaPetarprolomprovalaškurпровалапролом
Svenskabrisadbriserabriseradbristakrevadomgångsalvaskurspräckningspricka
తెలుగుచితుకు
ไทยระเบิดแตก
Tagalogputok
Türkçepatlamak
Українськасплеск

Examples

“The bursts of the bombs could be heard miles away.”
“I read⟳ it in two bursts.”
“"It's my wedding-day," cried Biddy, in a burst⟳ of happiness, "and I am married to Joe!"”
“[…] and only at Barnet did Tappin give⟳ Empire of India a burst⟳ to bring⟳ us up to the 60 m.p.h. speed⟳ ceiling of the London area.”
“It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn't think⟳ about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think⟳ about anything except in short bursts.”
“a ground burst⟳; a surface burst⟳”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

burst into flame burst into tears burst noise burst out laughing burst someone's bubble burst-up

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