bring (brɪŋ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: brings, bringing, brought
(tr) - to carry, convey, or take (something or someone) to a designated place or person ⇒
bring that book to me
will you bring Jessica to Tom's party?
- to cause to happen or occur to (oneself or another) ⇒
to bring disrespect on oneself
- to cause to happen as a consequence ⇒
responsibility brings maturity
- to cause to come to mind ⇒
it brought back memories
- to cause to be in a certain state, position, etc ⇒
the punch brought him to his knees
- to force, persuade, or make (oneself) ⇒
I couldn't bring myself to do it
- to sell for; fetch ⇒
the painting brought 20 pounds
- law
- to institute (proceedings, charges, etc)
- to put (evidence, etc) before a tribunal
- See bring forth
- See bring home to
- See bring to bear
See also
bring about , bring down , bring forward , bring in , bring off , bring on , bring out , bring over , bring round , bring to , bring upAlternative Forms
ˈbringer nounWord Origin
Old English bringan ; related to Gothic briggan , Old High German bringanTranslations
- British English:
bring
If you bring something, you take it with you when you go somewhere.You can bring a friend to the party.brɪŋ VERB You can bring a friend to the party.
- Spanish:
traer
v
- French:
apporter
vt
- German:
bringen
v
- Chinese: 带来 v
- Arabic: يَجيء بِ v
- Portuguese: trazer v
- Russian: приносить v
- Croatian: donijeti v
- Czech: přinést v nosit
- Danish: bringe v
- Dutch: brengen v
- Finnish: tuoda v
- Greek: φέρνω v
- Italian: portare v
- Japanese: 持ってくる v
- Korean: 가져오다 v
- Norwegian: ta med v
- Polish: przynieść v przynosić
- Brazilian Portuguese: trazer v
- European Spanish:
traer
v
- Swedish: hämta v
- Thai: นำมา v
- Turkish: getirmek v
- Vietnamese: mang lại v
Usage examples
Tarja wished he could think of something to say that would bring some sanity to the situation.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Some changes are necessary to bring the law up to date with new forms of betting, particularly using the internet.
Country Life (2004)He deals in black and white and seeks to bring his team to the boil at the key time.
Irish Times (2002)A parliament where the Nats went home as we voted through the night to bring in the national minimum wage.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Everyone was packing as much pleasure into every day as we could, because no-one knew what tomorrow would bring.
, NANCY WAKE (2002)