verb · intransitive · rare

brow

brow · brows · browed · browing

To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge ofTo bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

ⓘ

/bɹaʊ/

» He wiped the sweat from his brow.

Он вытер пот со лба.

Meaning

1 senses

To bound or limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.

Examples

38 sentences

He wiped the sweat from his brow.
ruОн вытер пот со лба. — megaton
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Wipe the sweat from your brow.
ruВытри пот со лба. — Biga
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · fishda · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
The old woman knitted her brows.
ruСтарушка нахмурилась. — amanshi
deDie alte Frau zog die Augenbrauen zusammen. — Tamy
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · AlanF_US · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Sweat was pouring from his brow.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Her brow was beaded with perspiration.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Origin

From Middle English browe, from Old English brū, from Proto-West Germanic *brāwu, from Pro

From Middle English browe, from Old English brū, from Proto-West Germanic *brāwu, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs (“brow”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

brows, browing, browed, browed

Base form	brow · to brow
3rd person singular	brows
Present participle	browing
Past simple	browed
Past participle	browed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	brow
he, she, it	brows

Past simpleLesson

all persons

browed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have browed
he, she, it	has browed

Future simple (will)Lesson