brought

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bɹɔːt/
• (Standard Southern British, Australia, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /bɹoːt/

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• (General American)
  • (without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /bɹɔt/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /bɹɑt/

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• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /bɾɔt/
• (Wales) IPA^(key): /bɾɔːt/
• Rhymes: -ɔːt

Verb

brought

1. simple past and past participle of bring

Synonyms

• brang
• brung

Derived terms

• broughten
• unbrought