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English

/bɹʊk/, /bɹuːk/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To use; enjoy; have the full employment of.
  • (transitive) To earn; deserve.
  • (transitive) To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate (usually used in the negative, with an abstract noun as object).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English brouken (use, enjoy) inherited from Old English brūcan (enjoy, use, possess, spend, partake of, brook) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (use, consume, employ, enjoy, make use of) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (enjoy, make use of, have enjoyment of, use, fruit), *bʰruHg- (enjoy, make use of, have enjoyment of, use, fruit).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰruHg-

Gloss

enjoy, make use of, have enjoyment of, use, fruit

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

果, 実

Emoji

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