brought-on

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brawt on, awn]
- /brɔt ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brawt on, awn]
- /brɔt ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of brought-on word

adjective brought-on made or bought outside the community, as a commercially manufactured product. 1
adjective brought-on (of a person) not belonging to the community; outside: They hired themselves a brought-on man from Michigan. 1

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Parts of speech for Brought-on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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brought-on popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.