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Definition of 'bring'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) bring
to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker.

2.  bring
to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract.

3.  bring
to cause to occur or exist:
The medicine brought rapid relief.

4.  bring
to cause to come into a particular position, state, or effect:
to bring a car to a stop.

5.  bring
to persuade, compel, or induce:
I couldn't bring myself to sell it.

6.  bring
to cause to come to mind; evoke; recall:
to bring back happy memories.

7.  bring
to sell for; fetch:
These lamps will bring a good price.

8.  bring
Law. to commence:
to bring an action for damages.

9.  bring
bring about, to accomplish; cause.

10.  bring
bring around or round,

11.  bring
to convince of a belief or opinion; persuade.

12.  bring
to restore to consciousness, as after a faint.

13.  bring
bring down,

14.  bring
to injure, capture, or kill.

15.  bring
to cause to fall.

16.  bring
to cause to be in low spirits; depress.

17.  bring
bring forth,

18.  bring
to give birth to or produce; bear:
to bring forth young.

19.  bring
to give rise to; introduce.

20.  bring
bring forward,

21.  bring
to bring to view; show.

22.  bring
to present for consideration; adduce.

23.  bring
bring in,

24.  bring
to yield, as profits or income.

25.  bring
to present officially; submit:
to bring in a verdict.

26.  bring
to cause to operate or yield:
to bring in an oil well.

27.  bring
to introduce.

28.  bring
bring off, to accomplish, carry out, or achieve.

29.  bring
bring on,

30.  bring
to cause to happen, appear, or exist:
to bring on a headache.

31.  bring
bring out,

32.  bring
to reveal or expose.

33.  bring
to make noticeable or conspicuous; emphasize.

34.  bring
to cause to appear:
The clams I ate brought out a rash.

35.  bring
to publish or produce.

36.  bring
to introduce formally into society.

37.  bring
bring to,

38.  bring
to bring back to consciousness; revive.

39.  bring
to head (a vessel) close to or into the wind so as to halt.

40.  bring
bring up,

41.  bring
to care for during childhood; rear.

42.  bring
to introduce or mention for attention or consideration.

43.  bring
to vomit.

44.  bring
to stop quickly or abruptly.

Etymology: (1940–45)

Definition of 'bring'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) bring, convey, take
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"

2. (verb) bring
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"

3. (verb) bring, work, play, wreak, make for
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"

4. (verb) bring, get, convey, fetch
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"

5. (verb) bring, land
bring into a different state
"this may land you in jail"

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

7. (verb) institute, bring
advance or set forth in court
"bring charges", "institute proceedings"

8. (verb) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring
bestow a quality on
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"

9. (verb) fetch, bring in, bring
be sold for a certain price
"The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"

10. (verb) bring
attract the attention of
"The noise and the screaming brought the curious"

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

Definition of 'bring'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) bring
to have sth or sb with you when you come
***Bring your swimsuit.; ***She brought me some chocolate.

2.  bring
to make sth come to a place
***The industry has brought people to the city.; March usually brings rain.

3.  bring
to result in a new total of
***We added another ten, bringing the number to 104.

4.  bring
bring to an end/a close
to stop sth
***to bring an end to the use of torture

5.  bring
can't/couldn't bring yourself to do sth
indicates sth is too unpleasant to do
***I couldn't bring myself to say he was dead.

Definition of 'bring'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) bring
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

2. (verb) bring
to cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to

3. (verb) bring
to convey; to move; to carry or conduct

4. (verb) bring
to persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide

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

Translation of 'bring'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to make (something or someone) come (to or towards a place) I'll bring plenty of food with me; Bring him to me!
Afrikaans: bring	Arabic: يَجْلِبُ،يُخْضِرُ	Bulgarian: донасям
Brazilian: trazer	Czech: přinést, přivést	German: bringen
Danish: bringe; føre	Greek: φέρνω	Spanish: traer, llevar
Estonian: tooma	Farsi: آوردن	Finnish: tuoda
French: apporter (qqch.); amener	Hebrew: לְהָבִיא	Hindi: लाना
Croatian: donijeti	Hungarian: hoz	Indonesian: mendatangkan, membawa
Icelandic: koma með, færa, flytja	Italian: portare	Japanese: 持ってくる
Korean: 가져오다	Lithuanian: atnešti, atvesti	Latvian: atnest; atvest
Malay: membawa	Dutch: brengen	Norwegian: hente, bringe, ta med (se
Polish: przynieść, przyprowadzić	Persian: آوردن	Pashto: راوړل
Portuguese: trazer	Romanian: a aduce	Russian: приносить; приводить
Slovak: priniesť, priviesť	Slovenian: prinesti (kaj); pripeljat	Serbian: doneti, dovesti
Swedish: komma med, ha med sig, ta	Thai: พา	Turkish: getirmek
Taiwanese: 帶來	Ukrainian: приносити	Urdu: لانا
Vietnamese: mang lại	Chinese: 带来
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