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brings low

brings low is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring low.

Meaning of bring low

Verb

bring low (third-person singular simple present brings low, present participle bringing low, simple past and past participle brought low)

  1. To embarrass or humiliate.
  2. To kill.
    • Then Beowulf too rallied. With his whetted dagger he slit a gash in the serpent's middle. Thus did Beowulf bring him low!1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 46

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What is brings low the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brings low is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring low.

Words near brings low in the dictionary

  1. brings into being
  2. brings into line
  3. brings into play
  4. brings it
  5. brings it weak
  6. brings low
  7. brings off
  8. brings on
  9. brings one's arse to an anchor
  10. brings one's arse to anchor
  11. brings one's ass to an anchor

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