Meaning

1 senses

  1. (often)To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate.

    become brisk

Examples

15 sentences

  1. I walked at a brisk pace.

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  2. He walked home at a brisk pace.

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  3. I walked away at a brisk pace.

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  4. It's invigorating to breathe the brisk, fresh mountain air.

    deEs ist belebend, die erquickende, klare Bergluft einzuatmen. — Waldelfe

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  5. Tom and Mary were walking at a brisk pace.

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Origin

Uncertain; probably a collateral form of brusque, but compare Irish briosc, Scottish Gaeli

Uncertain; probably a collateral form of brusque, but compare Irish briosc, Scottish Gaelic brisg, Welsh brys.

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Forms

brisks, brisking, brisked, brisked
Base formbrisk · to brisk
3rd person singularbrisks
Present participlebrisking
Past simplebrisked
Past participlebrisked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybrisk
he, she, itbrisks

Past simpleLesson

all personsbrisked

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave brisked
he, she, ithas brisked

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill brisk

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
bringA1brinkC2briochebrisklybristlebrit
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