Synonyms: abide, condone, endure, put up with, stand, stomach, tolerate, bear, dree
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
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| (I) brook | (I) brooked |
| (thou) brookest | (thou) brookedst |
| (he) brooks, brooketh | (he) brooked |
| (we) brook | (we) brooked |
| (you) brook | (you) brooked |
| (they) brook | (they) brooked |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) brook | (I) brooked |
| (thou) brook | (thou) brooked |
| (he) brook | (he) brooked |
| (we) brook | (we) brooked |
| (you) brook | (you) brooked |
| (they) brook | (they) brooked |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| brook |
| Participles |
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| Present participle | Past participle |
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| brooking | brooked |
I am a kind man, but I brook no annoyance.
“We are going now”, his father replied in a tone that brooked no argument.