Synonym: incubate
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɹuːd/ |
| Hyphenation | brood |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑮𐑵𐑛 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) brood | (I) brooded |
| (thou) broodest | (thou) broodedst |
| (he) broods, broodeth | (he) brooded |
| (we) brood | (we) brooded |
| (you) brood | (you) brooded |
| (they) brood | (they) brooded |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) brood | (I) brooded |
| (thou) brood | (thou) brooded |
| (he) brood | (he) brooded |
| (we) brood | (we) brooded |
| (you) brood | (you) brooded |
| (they) brood | (they) brooded |
| Imperative mood | |
| brood | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| brooding | brooded |
| Afrikaans | broei |
|---|---|
| Dutch | broeden; bebroeden |
| Esperanto | kovi |
| Faeroese | bøla |
| French | couver |
| German | brüten |
| Italian | covare |
| Latin | incubare |
| Papiamento | brui |
| Portuguese | chocar |
| Russian | высиживать |
| Saterland Frisian | broude |
| Spanish | empollar huevos; incubar |
| Swedish | häcka; ruva |
| Thai | กก; กกไข่ |
| West Frisian | briede |