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to break down


These words are used to say that something stops working.

You can use break down to say that a machine, especially a large or complex one, or a vehicle stops working.


The lift has broken down again.
My car broke down on the way to work.

In most contexts you can say that something stops working, especially when this happens suddenly. This can be used about things or about organs or systems in the body.


I don’t understand it - my phone just stopped working.
Her kidneys had stopped working.

You can say that a computer or a computer system crashes when it stops working and you have to start it up again to make it start working again.


When a computer crashes, you reboot.

Fail can be used of machines, parts of machines, or parts of the body that stop doing their job properly.


The train’s brakes failed, causing it to derail.
His heart, lungs, and kidneys were failing.

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