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Brought Pronunciation

Brought is pronounced BRAWT, IPA /ˈbrɔt/.

BRAWT

US /ˈbrɔt/  ·  UK /ˈbrɔːt/

Syllables: BRAWT (1 syllable)

verb (past tense and past participle of bring): What bring becomes in the past: carried or took something to a place.

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Brought in a Sentence

  • She brought the wrong folder to the meeting.
  • They brought their own chairs and sat at the back.
  • The storm brought down two trees on the lane.

Common Mispronunciations of Brought

Not BROWT

This ough is the aw of law, not the ow of plough. English gives the same four letters half a dozen different values.

Not BRAWKT

Nothing is said between the vowel and the final t. The gh stopped being pronounced hundreds of years ago and left only the spelling.

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