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brooked

brooked is the simple past and past participle of brook.

Meaning of brook

Verb

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

  1. (formal, transitive) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
    • brook no refusal
  2. (transitive, otherwise Scotland) To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
    • Yea, my Lord: how brooks your Grace the ayre, / After your late toſſing on the breaking Seas?1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...
    Synonyms:
    apply, employ, utilize, use
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To earn; deserve.
    Synonyms:
    deserve, earn, garner, merit, reap, win, be worthy of

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Words formed from brooked

Questions about brooked

What is brooked the simple past and past participle of?
Brooked is the simple past and past participle of brook.

Words near brooked in the dictionary

  1. brooke
  2. Brooke County
  3. Brooke's Point
  4. Brooke's Point Palawano
  5. Brookeborough
  6. brooked
  7. Brookens
  8. Brookenses
  9. Brooker
  10. brookes
  11. Brookesian

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