# brothers

Pronunciation: US say "BRUTH-urz" /ˈbɹʌðɚz/; UK say "BRUTH-uhz" /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of brother. — plural of brother
   - Simple: Plural of brother. Use this form when you mean more than one brother.
   - _All three brothers inherited an equal share of the family farm._
   - _The brothers argued for an hour over who would drive home._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of brother. — third-person singular simple present indicative of brother
   - Simple: The form of brother used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The old monk brothers anyone who arrives at the monastery seeking shelter._
   - _He brothers his young cousins so warmly that they treat him as family._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/brothers (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).