brood
To keep an egg warm to make it hatchTo keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
» The hen has been brooding its eggs for a week.
Квочка висиджувала яйця протягом одного тижня. — Internecivus
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4 senses(transitive)To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs.
brüten
выси́живатьvysíživatʹ
виси́джуватиvysýdžuvaty, ви́сидітиvýsydity
(transitive)To protect (something that is gradually maturing); to foster.
Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs.
(intransitive)(typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon one's thoughts moodily and at length, mainly alone.
He sat brooding over the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome.
brüten, grübeln
размышля́тьrazmyšljátʹ
think moodily or anxiously about something
(intransitive)To be bred.
Examples
31 sentencesThe hen has been brooding its eggs for a week.
Квочка висиджувала яйця протягом одного тижня. — Internecivus
The alien is a brood parasite.
Tom was brooding in the corner.
He has a certain brooding charm.
The hen keeps her brood under her.
deDie Henne behält ihre Brut unter sich. — dasbeispielholz
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatchingFrom Middle English brood, brod, from Old English brōd (“brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”), from Proto-Germanic *brōduz (“heat, breeding”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁- (“breath, mist, vapour, steam”).
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Forms
broods, brooding, brooded, broodedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.