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bring


Definition: Meaning of, bring in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / brɪŋ /

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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
bring brought brought
Present Participle Third Person Singular
bringing brings
[transitive]
  1. to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about [↪  take]
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  2. to get something for someone and take it to them
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  3. to make a particular situation exist or cause a particular feeling
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  4. to cause someone or something to reach a particular state or condition
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  5. [always + adverb/preposition] to make something move in a particular direction
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  6. [always + adverb/preposition] if something brings people to a place, it makes them go there
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  7. to make something available for people to use, have, enjoy etc
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  8. if a period of time brings a particular event or situation, the event or situation happens during that time
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  9. bring charges/a lawsuit/a court case/a prosecution/a claim (against somebody) to begin a court case in order to try to prove that someone has done something wrong or is legally responsible for something wrong
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  10. bring a smile to somebody's lips/face to make someone smile
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  11. bring tears to somebody's eyes to make someone start to cry
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  12. bring the total/number/score etc to something used when saying what the new total etc is
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  13. cannot/could not bring yourself to do something to feel unable to do something because it would upset you or someone else too much
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  14. spoken used when saying that something is the next thing that you want to talk about
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  15. if a programme is brought to you by a particular television or radio company, they broadcast it or make it
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  16. bring something to bear (on/upon something) formal to use something, for example your power, authority, or your knowledge, in a way that will have a big effect on something or someone
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  17. bring home the bacon informal to earn the money that your family needs to live
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bring used in phrases

  • bring home (verb)
    1. make understandable and clear
    2. earn as a salary or wage
  • bring home the bacon (verb)
    1. attain success or reach a desired goal
    2. supply means of subsistence; earn a living
  • bring oneself (verb)
    1. cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative
  • bring outside (verb)
    1. bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
  • bring to (verb)
    1. return to consciousness
  • bring to bear (verb)
    1. bring into operation or effect
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bring used in phrasal verbs

  • bring about (phrasal verb)
    1. to make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation
  • bring along (phrasal verb)
    1. to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere
  • bring around (phrasal verb)
  • bring back (phrasal verb)
    1. to cause ideas, feelings, or memories to be in your mind again
    2. to start using or doing things that were used or done in the past
  • bring before (phrasal verb)
    1. bring someone before something/someone to make someone go to court because they have been accused of doing something wrong
    2. bring something before something to arrange for a case to be discussed in a court, committee, or parliament
  • bring down (phrasal verb)
    1. to cause a government or politician to lose power
    2. to reduce the rate, level, or amount of something
  • bring forth (phrasal verb)
    1. to produce something, or to cause a particular reaction
  • bring forward (phrasal verb)
    1. to change the date or time of an event so that it happens earlier
    2. to announce plans or ideas officially so that people can discuss them
  • bring in (phrasal verb)
    1. to use the skills of a particular group or person
    2. to be the reason that someone or something receives a particular amount of money
  • bring off (phrasal verb)
    1. to succeed in doing something difficult
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