🇬🇧 Broken meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Broken means something is hurt, damaged, or not working the way it is supposed to. A broken toy might be missing a piece, a broken pencil might be snapped in half, and a broken robot might not turn on. When something is broken, it usually needs to be fixed or carefully handled so it doesn’t get worse.

The TV remote is so broken that when I press “up,” the volume says “nope.”

My broken flashlight only turns on when I don’t need it, like at noon in the kitchen.

The robot I built is broken; instead of cleaning my room, it just spins and compliments the dust bunnies.

My broken headphones play music in one ear and secret static messages in the other.

The broken toaster shoots bread so high we now call breakfast a sport.

A small girl plays with a toy car. The car hits a cup and the cup is broken. The car is broken too. The girl sits on a broken chair and starts to cry. Her dad comes with glue. He fixes the car and the cup. The broken chair stays broken, but the girl smiles.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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