Brook
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɹʊk/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Brook is a verb meaning (transitive, formal, chiefly in the negative) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
Meaning
(transitive, formal, chiefly in the negative) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
More Meanings
- (transitive, puristic, otherwise Scotland) To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
- (transitive, obsolete) To earn; deserve.
- (Sussex, Kent) A water meadow, or (in the plural) low, marshy ground.
- (chiefly Northeastern US, parts of UK) A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
Example Sentences
brook no refusal
I will brook no impertinence.
I will not brook any disobedience.
The norm is submission to the supposed iron laws of technological inevitability that brook no impediment.
Word Forms
- brooks
- brooking
- brooked
Synonyms for brook
Depending on context, synonyms include abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abide, endure, tolerate, stand, put up, suffer.
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