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broughten

broughten adjective: having been brought. Also the past participle of bring.

Adjective

broughten (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, nonstandard, rare) Having been brought.

Also used as

broughten is also the past participle of bring.

Origin of broughten

From brought + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of gotten, shotten, etc. Compare also thoughten, boughten, caughten, etc. formed in a similar way.

Questions about broughten

What does broughten mean?
Broughten means having been brought.
What part of speech is broughten?
Broughten is an adjective.

Words near broughten in the dictionary

  1. brought up the rear
  2. brought up to
  3. brought up to a bitter
  4. brought upon
  5. brought with
  6. broughten
  7. broughtest
  8. Broughton
  9. Broughton and Bretton
  10. Broughton and Old Dalby
  11. Broughton Astley

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