brook
Betekenis (Engels)
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- To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
- To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
- (obsolete) To earn; deserve.
Concepten
Synoniemen
small river
mountain stream
irrigation ditch
hold still for
water running
connive at
tributary stream
benefit from
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/bɹʊk/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English brouken (“to use, enjoy”), from Old English brūcan (“to enjoy, brook, use, possess, partake of, spend”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“to enjoy, use”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to enjoy”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian bruke (“to need”), Dutch bruiken (“to use”), German Low German bruken (“to need”), German brauchen (“to need”), Swedish bruka (“to use”), Icelandic brúka (“to use”).
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