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brokes

brokes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of broke.

Meaning of broke

Verb

broke (third-person singular simple present brokes, present participle broking, simple past and past participle broked)

  1. To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
    • Agents broking with various other carriers can offer additional options.
  2. (obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
    • But we do want a certain necessary / Woman, to broke between them CUPID said;1655 [1572], Luís de Camões, translated by Richard Fanshawe, The Lusiad, translation of original in Portuguese, Canto IX, stanza 44

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What is brokes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Brokes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of broke.

Words near brokes in the dictionary

  1. brokerly
  2. brokers
  3. brokership
  4. brokerships
  5. brokery
  6. brokes
  7. brokest
  8. broket
  9. brokets
  10. brokie
  11. brokies

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