Brook (Verb)
Meaning
Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage".
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- She learned to brook his eccentric behavior over the years of their marriage.
- The company's shareholders had to brook massive losses for several quarters before a turnaround was visible.
- Her friends did not know how she managed to brook her husband's countless affairs.
- He struggled to brook the cold and darkness of the remote cabin for months.
- She found it increasingly difficult to brook the inconsiderate comments from her in-laws.