Meaning

8 senses
  1. Son of the same parents as another person.

    a male with the same parents as someone else

  2. A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).

    Bruder

    братbrat

  3. A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.

    Thank you, brother.

    I would like to thank the brother who just spoke.

    Bruder

    a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

  4. (informal)A form of address to a man.

    Brother, can you spare a dime?

    Listen, brother, I don't know what you want, but I’m not interested.

    (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

  5. A fellow black man.

  6. Somebody, usually male, connected by a common cause, situation, or affection.

  7. Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.

    a close male friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

  8. (poetic)Someone who is a kinsman or shares the same patriarch.

Examples

4785 sentences
  1. Uncle Tom is my mother's brother.

    Дядько Том — брат мами. — deniko

    ruДядя Том — брат моей матери. — ae5s

    deOnkel Tom ist der Bruder meiner Mutter. — MUIRIEL

  2. Your brother got married, didn't he?

    Твій брат одружився, чи не так? — deniko

    ruТвой брат женился, не так ли? — timsa

    deDein Bruder hat geheiratet, oder? — MUIRIEL

  3. You remind me of your brother.

    Ви нагадуєте мені вашого старшого брата. — mkazarian

    ruТы мне напоминаешь твоего брата. — odexed

    deDu erinnerst mich an deinen Bruder. — Sudajaengi

  4. I hope your brother is better.

    Я сподівюсь, що вашому братові краще. — rmdas

    deIch hoffe, dass es eurem Bruder besser geht. — MUIRIEL

  5. My brother goes fishing every weekend.

    Мій брат кожні вихідні їде ловити рибу. — aandrusiak

    ruМой брат ходит на рыбалку каждые выходные. — odexed

    deMein Bruder geht an jedem Wochenende angeln. — Manfredo

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: brothers

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a male with the same parents as someone else:blood brother
  • used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement:comrade

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

54 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • older older brother
  • younger younger brother
  • older brother
  • younger brother
  • my brother is
  • brothers and sisters
  • have a brother
  • of my brothers
  • like his brother
  • and his brother
  • is my brother
  • has two brothers

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
brother — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto