brook
/brʊk/noun
उच्चारण ब्रुक
नाला, सोता
Core word
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[T] formal
(brook no) to not allow something
सहन न करना
- brook no delay
- The principal would brook no excuses for being late.
- The coach will brook no argument during practice.
+ 2 more examples
- The king would brook no opposition to his plans.
- She would brook no interference in her work.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a brook (noun)
A brook is a small stream, usually in the countryside; it is countable.
Brook एक छोटी धारा है, प्रायः ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में; यह countable है।
- A clear brook ran through the valley.
- Children played beside the brook.
brook no + noun (verb, formal)
Brook no means to refuse to allow something, and it is used in formal writing.
'Brook no' का अर्थ किसी बात की अनुमति देने से इनकार करना है, और यह औपचारिक लेखन में आता है।
- The headmaster would brook no delay.
- She brooks no argument.
cannot / will not brook sth
As a verb, brook is mostly used in negative sentences or with words like never and hardly.
Verb के रूप में 'brook' प्रायः नकारात्मक वाक्यों में या never, hardly जैसे शब्दों के साथ आता है।
- The king would not brook any opposition.
by / beside / across a brook
Use by or beside for position near the stream, and across for crossing it.
धारा के पास स्थिति के लिए by या beside और उसे पार करने के लिए across आता है।
- They crossed the brook on stepping stones.
brook vs stream vs river
A brook is smaller than a stream, and a stream is smaller than a river; brook is a more poetic word.
Brook, stream से छोटा है और stream, river से छोटी; brook अधिक काव्यात्मक शब्द है।
- The brook joins a stream, and the stream joins the river.
+Collocations 5
adjective + brook
babblingclearshallowrockymountain
- A babbling brook ran past the village school.
verb + brook (noun)
crossfollowfish indrink fromjump over
- The boys jumped over the narrow brook.
brook + no + noun
no delayno argumentno nonsenseno rivalno insult
- The manager brooked no laziness.
brook + landscape
meadowvalleywoodsstonesbridge
- A wooden bridge crosses the brook in the meadow.
verb + brook (formal)
cannot brookwill not brooknever brookedhardly brookwould brook
- The court will not brook any contempt.
“More examples 6
- Radhika sat on a stone and listened to the brook.
राधिका एक पत्थर पर बैठकर नाले की कलकल सुनती रही।
- The teacher would brook no cheating in the examination.
शिक्षक परीक्षा में नकल को बिल्कुल बर्दाश्त नहीं करते थे।
- After the rains, the dry brook began to flow again.
बारिश के बाद सूखा नाला फिर बहने लगा।
- The commander brooked no disobedience from his soldiers.
कमांडर अपने सैनिकों की अवज्ञा को बर्दाश्त नहीं करता था।
- Trout swim in the cold brook near the hill station.
पहाड़ी स्थल के पास के ठंडे नाले में ट्राउट मछलियाँ तैरती हैं।
- The poet wrote of a brook that sings to the hills.
कवि ने उस नाले के बारे में लिखा जो पहाड़ियों को गीत सुनाता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She brooks to no delay.
✓ She brooks no delay.
Brook is transitive and takes its object directly.
'Brook' transitive verb है और उसका object सीधे आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: brook no (not allow: 'He will brook no criticism').
प्रयोग में brook no (बर्दाश्त न करना: 'He will brook no criticism')।