brook [brookbrooksbrookedbrooking] noun, verb BrE [brʊk] NAmE [brʊk] noun a small river
Word Origin: n. Old English brōc Dutch broek German Bruch ‘marsh’ v. Old English brūcan ‘use, possess’ Germanic Dutch bruiken German brauchen ‘digest, stomach’
Example Bank: •The brook runs across the middle of the field. •The road goes over a small brook. •We'll have to cross the brook to get to the road. •a area of lovely lakes and babbling brooks •The peace and quiet was disturbed only by a gently babbling brook.
verb not brook sth/not brook sb doing sth/brook no… (formal) to not allow sth •The tone in his voice brooked no argument. •She would brook no criticism of her son. Verb forms:
Word Origin: n. Old English brōc Dutch broek German Bruch ‘marsh’ v. Old English brūcan ‘use, possess’ Germanic Dutch bruiken German brauchen ‘digest, stomach’
