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brought low

brought low is the simple past and past participle 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

Questions about brought low

What is brought low the simple past and past participle of?
Brought low is the simple past and past participle of bring low.

Words near brought low in the dictionary

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

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