Base verb
Phrasal verbs with burst
The verb burst combines with 3 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
3 phrasal verbs · 6 meanings
burst forth
1 sense- Emerge suddenly with great force
burst in
1 sense- Enter a place suddenly and forcefully
burst out
4 senses- Suddenly start crying, laughing or shouting
- Say something suddenly and forcefully
- Leave a place suddenly and forcefully
Practice the burst family in Sink In
Sink In drills every sense of burst with spaced repetition — recognition, particle cloze, and meaning recall — so the whole family sticks instead of blurring together.