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Bring Very Common

Bring has 13 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Intj

Definitions
Verb
1

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

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

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

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

bring into a different state

"this may land you in jail"

6

be accompanied by

"Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"

7

advance or set forth in court

"bring charges"

"institute proceedings"

8

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

be sold for a certain price

"The painting brought $10,000"

"The old print fetched a high price at the auction"

10

attract the attention of

"The noise and the screaming brought the curious"

11

induce or persuade

"The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

12

To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Could you bring me some water from the kitchen?"

In plain English: Bring means to carry or take something from somewhere else and move it to where someone is now.

"She will bring her lunch to work tomorrow."

Usage: Use "bring" when moving something or someone toward the speaker's current location or a destination that will be shared with them. It implies bringing an item to where you are now or to a place where you and the recipient will meet.

Intj
1

The sound of a telephone ringing.

"I almost dropped my coffee when the phone rang so loudly that it seemed to bring the whole room into focus."

Example Sentences
"She will bring her lunch to work tomorrow." verb
"Please bring your umbrella if it starts to rain later." verb
"She brought her favorite book to share during our lunch break." verb
"Can you bring me a glass of water from the kitchen?" verb
See Also
deliver take carry gather bestialize reel stir put
Related Terms
Antonyms
bear off
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
transport change make transmit attract induce
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
fetch transit ferry return tube whisk impart land retrieve deliver factor instill tinsel throw in

Origin

The word "bring" comes from Old English bringan, which traces its roots back to Proto-Indo-European. Its original meaning was simply "to bring," a sense that has remained unchanged as the word traveled into Middle and Modern English.

Rhyming Words
ing ging ying sing ling xing ting zing fing hing qing ving ring jing ping king ning oing ding ming
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