Housebroken

Pronunciation: /haʊsbroukən/

Definitions of housebroken

adjective refers to a pet that has been trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated area inside the house

Example Sentences

A1 My dog is housebroken and never has accidents inside.

A2 It is important to train puppies to be housebroken early on.

B1 The new kitten was already housebroken when we adopted her.

B2 Having a housebroken pet makes it much easier to maintain a clean home.

C1 The rescue dog was not housebroken, but with time and training, he learned quickly.

C2 I prefer adopting older dogs that are already housebroken and well-behaved.

Examples of housebroken in a Sentence

formal The new puppy was quickly housebroken and learned to only go to the bathroom outside.

informal Don't worry, my dog is fully housebroken so he won't make a mess inside.

slang My cat is so smart, she practically housebroke herself in just a few days.

figurative After years of living alone, she had become housebroken and set in her ways.

Grammatical Forms of housebroken

• past tense: housebroke
• plural: housebroken
• comparative: more housebroken
• superlative: most housebroken
• present tense: housebreak
• future tense: will housebreak
• perfect tense: have housebroken
• continuous tense: is housebreaking
• singular: housebroken
• positive degree: housebroken
• infinitive: to housebreak
• gerund: housebreaking
• participle: housebroken

Origin and Evolution of housebroken

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'housebroken' originated from the combination of 'house' and 'broken', where 'broken' refers to the taming or training of an animal to behave in a certain way within a household setting.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in reference to training animals, particularly dogs, to behave appropriately indoors, the term 'housebroken' has evolved to also describe people who are well-mannered and accustomed to living in a domestic environment.