verb Download 🔗Share To use; enjoy; have the full employment of. Examples : "Even though he won the lottery, he never truly brooked the lifestyle of the rich and famous. " utility function action business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object). Examples : "I will not brook any disobedience. I will brook no refusal. I will brook no impertinence." attitude character moral negative abstract condition philosophy being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream. Examples : "The children enjoyed splashing in the cool, shallow brooks that ran through the forest. " environment geography nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Low, marshy ground. Examples : "After the heavy rain, the hiking trail became impassable through the brooks, where the water had turned the low ground into a muddy swamp. " geography environment area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading