brown
noun
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
browned
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past participleof brown.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brown.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
brownnouna dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
Example Sentences
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Already this year, thousands of white spruce trees in the area around Wisley had browned leaves in early August, a sign they won’t cope with a hotter climate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Sauté onions and garlic in olive oil, add ground chicken and cook until almost browned, then pour in tomato sauce and let everything simmer.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
The dish, made of browned ground beef, rice and basically whatever else you have on hand, has inspired hundreds of posts since January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Each bite is guaranteed to be a delicious medley of both sweet and spice, never just plain browned crust.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
Hawkers were at every comer, with glass-enclosed cases of akara and suya and browned chicken drumsticks, with trays of peeled oranges, with coolers the size of bathtubs full of Walls banana ice cream.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
