CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BROWN-NOSE
PRESENT
Present
I brown-nose
you brown-nose
he/she/it brown-noses
we brown-nose
you brown-nose
they brown-nose
Present continuous
I am brown-nosing
you are brown-nosing
he/she/it is brown-nosing
we are brown-nosing
you are brown-nosing
they are brown-nosing
Present perfect
I have brown-nosed
you have brown-nosed
he/she/it has brown-nosed
we have brown-nosed
you have brown-nosed
they have brown-nosed
Present perfect continuous
I have been brown-nosing
you have been brown-nosing
he/she/it has been brown-nosing
we have been brown-nosing
you have been brown-nosing
they have been brown-nosing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I brown-nosed
you brown-nosed
he/she/it brown-nosed
we brown-nosed
you brown-nosed
they brown-nosed
Past continuous
I was brown-nosing
you were brown-nosing
he/she/it was brown-nosing
we were brown-nosing
you were brown-nosing
they were brown-nosing
Past perfect
I had brown-nosed
you had brown-nosed
he/she/it had brown-nosed
we had brown-nosed
you had brown-nosed
they had brown-nosed
Past perfect continuous
I had been brown-nosing
you had been brown-nosing
he/she/it had been brown-nosing
we had been brown-nosing
you had been brown-nosing
they had been brown-nosing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will brown-nose
you will brown-nose
he/she/it will brown-nose
we will brown-nose
you will brown-nose
they will brown-nose
Future continuous
I will be brown-nosing
you will be brown-nosing
he/she/it will be brown-nosing
we will be brown-nosing
you will be brown-nosing
they will be brown-nosing
Future perfect
I will have brown-nosed
you will have brown-nosed
he/she/it will have brown-nosed
we will have brown-nosed
you will have brown-nosed
they will have brown-nosed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been brown-nosing
you will have been brown-nosing
he/she/it will have been brown-nosing
we will have been brown-nosing
you will have been brown-nosing
they will have been brown-nosing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would brown-nose
you would brown-nose
he/she/it would brown-nose
we would brown-nose
you would brown-nose
they would brown-nose
Conditional continuous
I would be brown-nosing
you would be brown-nosing
he/she/it would be brown-nosing
we would be brown-nosing
you would be brown-nosing
they would be brown-nosing
Conditional perfect
I would have brown-nose
you would have brown-nose
he/she/it would have brown-nose
we would have brown-nose
you would have brown-nose
they would have brown-nose
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been brown-nosing
you would have been brown-nosing
he/she/it would have been brown-nosing
we would have been brown-nosing
you would have been brown-nosing
they would have been brown-nosing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you brown-nose
we let´s brown-nose
you brown-nose
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
brown-nosed
Present Participle
brown-nosing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROWN-NOSE»
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brown-nose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
brown-nose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
biggest brown nose1, By NICK MANN Department store assistant manager Tim
Godfrey is the World's Biggest Brown Nose. The 26-year-old man agrees with
everything his boss says, washes his car twice a week and springs for his lunch ...
2
A Statistical Approach to Genetic Epidemiology: Concepts and ...
Genotypes EE Ee ee BB Black coat Black coat Yellow coat Black nose Black
nose Black nose Bb Black coat Black coat Yellow coat Black nose Black nose
Black nose bb Brown coat Brown coat Yellow coat Brown nose Brown nose
Brown ...
Andreas Ziegler, Inke R. König, 2010
3
Encyclopedia of K9 Terminology:
Brown nose. Brown pigmentation of the entire nose as in the case of the Vizsla.
Bulbous and spongynose. An enlargement ofthenosemaking it resemble a
porousbulbin its shape. The Spinone Italiano'snoseis bulbous and spongyin ...
Edward M. Gilbert, Jr, Patricia H. Gilbert, 2013
He has a white or cream undercoat that barely shows through the dark
guardhairs. His eyes should be dark brown to near black, with a nose to match. A
heavily mottled (marbled), blackish brown nose is acceptable as well.
Champagne: This ...
5
Michelangelo's
Nose: A Myth and Its Maker
... to thumb one's nose at somebody, to hold one's nose, to pick one's nose, to
blow one's nose, to have one's nose to the grindstone, to have one's nose out of
joint, to nose around, to brown-nose, to be hard-nosed, to have a nose job, to
nose ...
6
NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
2. n. to poke someone in the anus; to goose someone. (Usually objectionable.)
Freddy brown- holed Tom on the stairway, and they had quite afight. brownie Go
to brown-nose. brownie points n. imaginary credit for do- ing something well.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT Those who took part in extra activities
would get a Brownie point, he said, but classroom effectiveness would be the
prime test of a teacher's success (1986). [Prob. a development from brown-nose
verb, ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
8
A Bumpy Ride to the Top: A Memoir of a Journey from the Late ...
Brown-Nose. The New World Dictionary Second College Edition defines
brownnose “from the image of currying favor with someone by kissing his rear
end to seek favor or approval from by obsequious behavior”. This is an action that
we have ...
9
Wisconsin's Best Breweries and Brewpubs: Searching for the ...
Examples: Nut Brown Ale, South Shore Brewery; Newcastle Brown Ale, (Scottish
& Newcastle Breweries, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England); Nut Brown Ale, (
Samuel Smith's Old Brewery, Yorkshire, England). Southern English Brown Nose
is ...
10
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
97, 1999 brown-nose verb to curry favour in a sycophantic fashion us, 193s • —
American Speech, p. 54, February 1947 Pacific War language' • Don't try and
brownnose me Mike. —Hubert seiby Jr, tost Exit to Brooklyn, P 143, 1957 • No ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROWN-NOSE»
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brown-nose is used in the context of the following news items.
Is Grace Mugabe now in charge?
And in a development that reflected her power, both VPs went out of their way to brown-nose her at the function, while Mnangagwa appeared to ... «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
Howard Davies has spoken. Now listen to him and act
In the world of public service his combination of brain-power, integrity and refusal to brown-nose to or be cowed by the mighty is much admired. «Management Today, Jul 15»
A bit of Bruce
A short time later, this from Berejiklian: “I don't have to brown-nose you because you're my boss.” After which she describes him as a template ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
On Evan Mathis Release: Is Chip Kelly's Ego Killing the Eagles?
Johnson, Ertz and Kelce supporting Kelly and not Mathis comes off as a see-through attempt to brown-nose a coach who has shown ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Jun 15»
Big Brother: Cristian is the third housemate up for eviction this week
"I like him a lot, and I'm not trying to brown-nose anyone," Marc explained. "I get along with Cristian and he's a good guy. "But entertainment ... «Digital Spy UK, Jun 15»
Evan Solomon's crime against journalism
Nobody is paying you to brown-nose power, or to rewrite press releases, or to be an uninteresting twerp. Your job is to be difficult, to call BS, ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
City Spy: Angry Birds are looking to Lego to help them take flight
Deutsche Bank employees seeking to brown-nose their way around incoming chief executive John Cryan could do better than to dust off their ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
Change in Temple Mount Policy? Levin Dodges Query
James Eric Andreasen · Top Commenter. Modeling his boss. Brown-nose. Reply · Like. · 1 · May 18 at 8:42am. Reply using... Facebook; Yahoo ... «Arutz Sheva, May 15»
Vegemite Chocolate Taste Test: is Cadbury's New Block Awesome …
You have to hold the chocolate right up to your nose (giving new meaning to the term brown-nose) to get a whiff of yeast extract. But not so ... «NDTV, May 15»
Learning to love the brown-nose gnome
... laughed loudly when a ball-by-ball blogger on the Cricket Australia website described him as a "brown-nose gnome"***, scoffed when he got ... «The Age, Nov 12»
