to break the record
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3.2
- phrasal verb
- /breɪk ðə ˈrɛkərd/
:
batir el récord
- Afterwards, he threw 23 interceptions and broke the record for most fumbles in a single season.
- want to break the record
- try to break the record
- chance to break the record
And he broke the record and he did it in six months.
- And he broke the record and he did it in six months.
- They tried to break the record for most people named Kyle in one location ever.
- But the the big thing that come out of that was Caitlin Clark's two assists away from breaking the record.
- And it was like, it was pretty slick at some ranges that were, man, I bet we broke the record between the four of us the previous one fucking five times that week.
Examples
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Last week, he broke the record for the fastest marathon time ever recorded.
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I think he broke the record for highest manned balloon mission and for highest freefall speed.
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And he broke the record and he did it in six months.
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Will it break the record of the first fight though?
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Someone in the future will likely break the record.
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Dr. Jordan here is about to break the record for consecutive days in space.
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My senior year I broke the record for yak yards, yards after catch.
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They did break the record of the most expensive office lease in the NYC history.
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All our concerts sell out, and we broke the record in Krakow, Poland, with 7,800 guitars playing at once for a Guinness.
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With her stunning performance, she broke the record for the highest score in the competition.
Synonyms
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3.1
To do better than a previous record
How Exceptional
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3.2
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to achieve a better result than anyone previously' is directly inferable from combining 'break' (to damage/overcome or, in extended use, to surpass) with 'record' (a best performance). Although somewhat metaphorical, this sports/metaphoric use is conventional and follows a clear compositional logic that a B1 learner who knows both words and the sporting context can readily deduce.
Etymology
Break the record paints an easy picture: imagine a time or score written on a clock or board; to break that record is like smashing the old number and putting a new, better one in its place. So it means 'to achieve a better result' than anyone before.