break away

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break away

verb breaks away · breaking away · broke away · broken away

To leave suddenly. She was brought up in a very religious household, but broke away from the church in her teens.
To become separated, literally or figuratively. A chunk of rock broke away from the cliff edge.

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verb to leave suddenly

Português	fugir, escapar
Deutsch	ausbrechen, losmachen

verb to become separated

日本語	脱却する dakkyaku-suru
Deutsch	lösen, ablösen

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@misc{break_away_2026,
  title = {break away},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/break%20away},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}