phrasal verb · neutral
break camp
/breɪk kæmp/BREAK·CAMP
speakingtask2
to pack up and dismantle a camp in order to move on.
Examples
“They broke camp at sunrise and continued their trek.”
“We'll break camp after breakfast and head north.”
“The expedition broke camp earlier than expected because of bad weather.”
Band 8 sentence
“Because of the forecast, the team broke camp two days earlier than planned.”
Collocations
- broke camp at dawn
- break camp early
Word family
break camp verb phrasebroke camp verb phrase (past)breaking camp verb phrase (gerund)
Common mistakes
break the camp→break camp
broke up camp→broke camp
Say it for a higher band
5pack up→6pack up camp→7+break camp
Synonyms
pack up camp
Easily confused
pack up camp
“They packed up camp before the storm arrived.”
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