Broke vs. Broken

Broke vs. Broken — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Broke and Broken

Brokeverb

inflection of break||past|part

Brokenverb

inflection of break||past|part

Brokeverb

To act as a broker; to transact business for another.

Brokenadjective

Fragmented, in separate pieces.

Brokeverb

(obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.

Brokenadjective

Fractured; having the bone in pieces.

My arm is broken!the ground was littered with broken bones
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Brokeadjective

(informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.

Brokenadjective

(of skin) Split or ruptured.

A dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken.

Brokeadjective

(informal) Without any money, penniless.

dead broke; flat broke

Brokenadjective

Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

Brokeadjective

(informal) Broken.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Brokenadjective

(of sleep) Interrupted; not continuous.

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Brokeadjective

Emotionally shattered, humbled or crushed.

Brokenadjective

Five-eighths to seven-eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

Tomorrow: broken skies.

Brokeadjective

(nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission.

He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.''

Brokenadjective

having periods of silence scattered throughout; not regularly continuous.

Brokeadjective

(slang) Broke off, rich, wealthy

Brokenadjective

Breached; violated; not kept.

broken promises of neutralitybroken vowsthe broken covenant

Brokenoun

(papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.

Brokenadjective

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

I think my doorbell is broken.

Brokenoun

(obsolete) A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.

Brokenadjective

Disconnected, no longer open or carrying traffic.

Brokeadjective

lacking funds;

`skint' is a British slang term

Brokenadjective

Badly designed or implemented.

This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time.

Brokenadjective

Grammatically non-standard, especially as a result of being produced by a non-native speaker.

Brokenadjective

Not having gone in the way intended; saddening.

Oh man! That is just broken!

Brokenadjective

Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.

Brokenadjective

Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

Brokenadjective

(of land) Uneven.

Brokenadjective

Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

Brokenadjective

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split; or legally or emotionally destroyed;

a broken mirrora broken tootha broken leghis neck is brokenchildren from broken homesa broken marriagea broken heart

Brokenadjective

not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly;

broken lines of defensea broken cable transmissionbroken sleeptear off the stub above the broken linea broken notebroken sobs

Brokenadjective

subdued or brought low in condition or status;

brought lowa broken manhis broken spirit

Brokenadjective

(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded;

broken (or unkept) promisesbroken contracts

Brokenadjective

tamed or trained to obey;

a horse broken to the saddlethis old nag is well broken in

Brokenadjective

topographically very uneven;

broken terrainrugged ground

Brokenadjective

imperfectly spoken or written;

broken English

Brokenadjective

thrown into a state of disarray or confusion;

troops fleeing in broken ranksa confused mass of papers on the deskthe small disordered roomwith everything so upset

Brokenadjective

weakened and infirm;

broken health resulting from alcoholism

Brokenadjective

destroyed financially;

the broken fortunes of the family

Brokenadjective

out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken');

a broken washing machinethe coke machine is brokenthe coke machine is busted

Brokenadjective

discontinuous;

broken cloudsbroken sunshine

Brokenadjective

lacking a part or parts;

a broken set of encyclopedia