brown
noun
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
had browned
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past perfectof brown.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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
His outdoor exercise had browned and hardened him, until he looked thoroughly fit for the exacting job ahead.
From Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers by J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden
The sea-air and the sun had browned already the faces of Athelny's children.
From Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
There was a hum under the oak by the hedge, a hum in the pine wood, a humming among the heath and the dry grass which heat had browned.
From The Open Air by Richard Jefferies
His cheek had browned, and he had learned to eat meat with the men.
From Father Brighthopes An Old Clergyman's Vacation by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge
