break one's word

Verb

To break a promise one has made.

Japanese Meaning

約束を破る

If one breaks one's word, others will be disappointed.

もし人が約束を破れば、他の人は失望するでしょう。

Sense（1）

To break a promise one has made.

breaks one's word

（ present singular third-person ）

breaking one's word

（ participle present ）

broke one's word

（ past ）

broken one's word

（ participle past ）