Webster's 1828

BROOK

verb

Definitions

  1. 1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  2. 2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young men can not brook restraint. Spenser. Shall we, who could not brook one lord, Crouch to the wicked ten Macaulay.
  3. 3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] Sir J. Hawkins.

Other Definitions

This word also has another definition:
BROOK (noun)
A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek. The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water. Deut. viii. 7. Em...
Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025
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