brainstorm
verb/ˈbreɪnstɔːm/
/ˈbreɪnstɔːrm/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they brainstorm | /ˈbreɪnstɔːm/ /ˈbreɪnstɔːrm/ |
| he / she / it brainstorms | /ˈbreɪnstɔːmz/ /ˈbreɪnstɔːrmz/ |
| past simple brainstormed | /ˈbreɪnstɔːmd/ /ˈbreɪnstɔːrmd/ |
| past participle brainstormed | /ˈbreɪnstɔːmd/ /ˈbreɪnstɔːrmd/ |
| -ing form brainstorming | /ˈbreɪnstɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈbreɪnstɔːrmɪŋ/ |
- brainstorm (something) (of a group of people) to all think about something at the same time, often in order to solve a problem or to create good ideas
- Brainstorm as many ideas as possible.
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