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noun | verb brakebrake1 /breɪk/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] ► Apply the brakes Apply the brakes gently. ► put/slam on the brakes I managed to put on the brakes just in time. The brakes failed and the car hit a tree. 1 a piece of equipment that makes a vehicle go more slowly or stop, usually operated by pressing on a bar with your foot or hand: The back brake on my bike needs adjusting. Apply the brakes gently.put/slam on the brakes I managed to put on the brakes just in time. The brakes failed and the car hit a tree. → see also emergency brake, handbrake, parking brake2put the brakes on something to stop something that is happening: We need to put the brakes on unnecessary spending.3act/serve as a brake on something to make something develop more slowly or be more difficult to do: The chemical acts as a brake on the cell’s growth. noun | verb brakebrake2 ●●○ verb [intransitive] VERB TABLEbrake |
Present | I, you, we, they | brake | | he, she, it | brakes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | braked | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have braked | | he, she, it | has braked | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had braked | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brake | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have braked |
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Present | I | am braking | | he, she, it | is braking | | you, we, they | are braking | Past | I, he, she, it | was braking | | you, we, they | were braking | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been braking | | he, she, it | has been braking | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been braking | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be braking | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been braking |
to make a vehicle or bicycle go more slowly or stop by using its brake: She had to brake suddenly to avoid a dog. |