brook

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb 1.3.1.1 Translations 2 Scots 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /brʊk/
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  Rhymes: -ʊk

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English brōc. Cognate with Dutch broek, German Bruch.

[edit] Noun

brook (plural brooks)

1. a body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
2. (Sussex) a water meadow.

[edit] Synonyms

• beck
• burn
• creek
• stream

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English brouken "to use" from Old English brūcan. Cognate with Dutch bruiken, German brauchen; related to Latin frui.

[edit] Verb

to brook (third-person singular simple present brooks, present participle brooking, simple past and past participle brooked)

1. (transitive, obsolete, except in Scots) To enjoy.
2. (transitive) To tolerate (usually used in the negative).

   I will not brook any disobedience.

   I will brook no refusal.

[edit] Translations

• See under tolerate.

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Verb

tae brook

1. To enjoy.