Bring

[brɪŋ]

Definition

(verb.) bring into a different state; 'this may land you in jail'.

(verb.) induce or persuade; 'The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well'.

(verb.) go or come after and bring or take back; 'Get me those books over there, please'; 'Could you bring the wine?'; 'The dog fetched the hat'.

(verb.) be accompanied by; 'Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?'.

(verb.) cause to come into a particular state or condition; 'Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence'; 'bring water to the boiling point'.

(verb.) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; 'I cannot work a miracle'; 'wreak havoc'; 'bring comments'; 'play a joke'; 'The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area'.

(verb.) attract the attention of; 'The noise and the screaming brought the curious'.

(verb.) take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; 'Bring me the box from the other room'; 'Take these letters to the boss'; 'This brings me to the main point'.

Typed by Debora--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.

(v. t.) To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.

(v. t.) To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.

(v. t.) To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.

(v. t.) To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?

Typed by Helga

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Convey, bear, FETCH.[2]. Produce, gain, be the cause of, be the means of.[3]. Draw, lead, induce, prevail upon.

Typed by Jared

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Fetch, procure, convey, carry, bear, adduce, import, produce, cause, induce

ANT:Export, remove, abstract, subtract, prevent, exclude, debar, transport

Checked by Angelique

Definition

v.t. to fetch: to carry: to procure: to occasion: to draw or lead:—pa.t. and pa.p. brought (brawt).—Bring about to bring to pass effect; Bring down to humble; Bring forth to give birth to produce; Bring home to prove to impress; Bring in to introduce; Bring off to bring away as by a boat from a ship to rescue; Bring on to cause to advance; Bring out to express: to produce before the public as a book a play a subscription: to introduce a young woman formally into so-called society; Bring over to convert; Bring round to restore from illness; Bring to to check the course of as a ship by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other; Bring under to subdue; Bring up to rear or educate.

Editor: Pasquale

Examples

Edited by Clare

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