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adjective | verb brazenbrazen1 /ˈbreɪzən/ adjective ETYMOLOGYbrazen1Origin: Old English bræsen, from bræs; ➔ BRASS ► a brazen hussy She’s just a brazen hussy (=a woman who behaves this way, especially sexually). 1not embarrassed or ashamed about doing something or behaving in a way that most people consider wrong or immoral: She was so brazen she even brought her lover to church. She’s just a brazen hussy (=a woman who behaves this way, especially sexually).2an action or statement that is brazen is shocking because the person who does or says it is not ashamed of it: a brazen lie3literary having a shiny yellow color adjective | verb brazenbrazen2 verb VERB TABLEbrazen |
Present | I, you, we, they | brazen | | he, she, it | brazens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | brazened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have brazened | | he, she, it | has brazened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had brazened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will brazen | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have brazened |
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Present | I | am brazening | | he, she, it | is brazening | | you, we, they | are brazening | Past | I, he, she, it | was brazening | | you, we, they | were brazening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been brazening | | he, she, it | has been brazening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been brazening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be brazening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been brazening |
brazen something ↔ out phrasal verb to deal with a situation that is difficult or embarrassing for you by appearing to be confident rather than ashamed |