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- [broo k]
- /brʊk/
- /brʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broo k]
- /brʊk/
Definitions of brook word
- verb brook to bear; tolerate 4
- countable noun brook A brook is a small stream. 3
- verb brook If someone in a position of authority will brook no interference or opposition, they will not accept any interference or opposition from others. 3
- noun brook a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river 3
- noun brook Peter (Paul Stephen). born 1925, British stage and film director, noted esp for his experimental work in the theatre 3
- noun brook a small stream, usually not so large as a river 3
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Origin of brook
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English brōc stream; cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch marsh
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Parts of speech for Brook
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brook popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
brook usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brook
noun brook
- rill — any of certain long, narrow, straight or sinuous trenches or valleys observed on the surface of the moon.
- run — execution
- creek — A creek is a narrow place where the sea comes a long way into the land.
- burn — If there is a fire or a flame somewhere, you say that there is a fire or flame burning there.
- rivulet — a small stream; streamlet; brook.
verb brook
- countenance — If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen.
- tolerate — to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- stomach — Anatomy, Zoology. a saclike enlargement of the alimentary canal, as in humans and certain animals, forming an organ for storing, diluting, and digesting food. such an organ or an analogous portion of the alimentary canal when divided into two or more sections or parts. any one of these sections.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
Antonyms for brook
verb brook
- disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
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