"brivet" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹɪvɪt/ Forms: brivets [present, singular, third-person], briveting [participle, present], brivetting [participle, present], briveted [participle, past], briveted [past], brivetted [participle, past], brivetted [past]
enPR: brĭvʹĭt Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=brivetted|pres_ptc2=brivetting}} brivet (third-person singular simple present brivets, present participle briveting or brivetting, simple past and past participle briveted or brivetted)
  1. (intransitive, British, West Midlands) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner. Tags: British, West-Midlands, intransitive Synonyms: brivit
    Sense id: en-brivet-en-verb-auU24JQy Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, West Midlands English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for brivet meaning in English (1.9kB)

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