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brit

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for brit.

Editorial note

I'm also a Brit and I disagree - at least in the case of multinational companies like Apple.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brit gathered in one view.

noun

A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.

noun

A short river in Dorset, England, which flows through Bridport to the sea at West Bay; in full, the River Brit.

noun

One of the young of herrings, sprats, etc.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brit.

noun

A short river in Dorset, England, which flows through Bridport to the sea at West Bay; in full, the River Brit.

noun

One of the tiny crustaceans, of the genus Calanus, that are part of the diet of right whales.

Example sentences

1

I'm also a Brit and I disagree - at least in the case of multinational companies like Apple.

2

I'm a Brit too but I've lived almost half my almost 60 years in Norway where the state is just as keen to introduce things like data retention.

3

Makes one proud to be a Brit - or more specifically, a Scott!

4

I am a Brit who now lives in the Bay Area (~400 miles, 5 hours drive north of LA).

5

I am a Brit living in Switzerland who lived most of his life in America or Asia.

6

I once had a coworker, and close friend who was a Brit on H1-B in the US.

7

I wouldn't trust a Brit to report the figures for the US Department of Energy.

8

There's also the fact that, due AE being all the time in the TV, the average Brit can understand it much better than the other way around.

9

Due to the level of exposure, I believe the difference between generic Brit and generic US is less than the dialects within the countries e.g.

10

As a Brit who lived in Germany for a while, a lot of Brits and Germans will fill each other's glasses before their own when sharing wine or water.

11

I'm a Brit living in London and I know several American born friends that have become British citizens to avoid paying both UK and US taxes on their earnings.

12

As a Brit and someone who leans to the left, I've no issue with us as a society taking people in who require aid but that has to come with conditions attached primarily that they respect the culture they want to settle in.

Quote examples

1

And as for "wouldn't trust a Brit", I'd trust anyone directly involved in it, regardless of nationality.

2

As an ordinary Brit coming to this topic afresh I kinda see Napoleon as "our man" to some extent.

3

It is a real word, though it's usually used as an adjective[1], and so sounds a bit strange when used as a verb ("to bedraggle")[2], as a native Brit myself, but I get the meaning ("to make bedraggled").

Proper noun examples

1

As an American living in England, it's especially interesting reading of a Brit's experience in my home country.

2

As a Brit, personally, I reckon it's because the train system lost the ball significantly last century.

3

It was started by a Brit, look at the perks, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brit in a sentence?

I'm also a Brit and I disagree - at least in the case of multinational companies like Apple.

What does brit mean?

A Brit Award, a prize for musicians in Britain.

What part of speech is brit?

brit is commonly used as noun.