broughten

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adjective

Having been brought.

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Meanings

adjectivebroughten (not comparable)
  1. archaicdialectalnonstandardnot comparablerareHaving been brought.
verb
  1. archaicdialectalnonstandardparticiplepastrarepast participle of bring

    Gotten by you. Now for the fun. The eating. Eating the good food I have broughten.

    2013, George Saunders, Pastoralia
    1 more example

    “Here, Shaws!” she cried, “keek out of the window and see what I have broughten you.”

    1893, Robert Louis Stevenson, Catriona

Origin

From brought + -en (past participle ending of some strong verbs), in mimicry of gotten, shotten, etc. Compare also thoughten, boughten, caughten, etc. formed in a similar way.

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APA

broughten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broughten

MLA

“broughten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broughten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broughten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broughten.

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