Main Entry:

bring

Pronunciation:

\ˈbriŋ\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

brought \ˈbrȯt\ ; bring·ing \ˈbriŋ-iŋ\

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English bringan; akin to Old High German bringan to bring, Welsh hebrwng to accompany

Date:

before 12th century

transitive verb1 a: to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded b: to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: as (1): attract <her screams brought the neighbors> (2): persuade, induce (3): force, compel (4): to cause to come into a particular state or condition <bring water to a boil> cdialect : escort, accompany d: to bear as an attribute or characteristic <brings years of experience to the position>2: to cause to exist or occur: as a: to be the occasion of <winter brings snow> b: to result in <the drug brought immediate relief> c: institute <bring legal action> d: adduce <bring an argument> 3: prefer <bring charges>4: to procure in exchange : sell forintransitive verbchiefly Midland : yield, produce

— bring·er noun

— bring forth

1: bear <brought forth fruit>2: to give birth to : produce3: adduce <bring forth persuasive arguments>

— bring forward

1: to produce to view : introduce <brought new evidence forward>2: to carry (a total) forward

— bring home

: to make unmistakably clear

— bring to account

1: to bring to book2: reprimand

— bring to bear

: to use with effect <bring pressure to bear>

— bring to book

: to compel to give an account

— bring to light

: disclose, reveal

— bring to mind

: recall

— bring to terms

: to compel to agree, assent, or submit

— bring up the rear

: to come last or behind