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Main Entry: bring
Pronunciation: 'bri[ng]
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): brought /'brot/; bring·ing /'bri[ng]-i[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bringan; akin to Old High German bringan to bring, Welsh hebrwng to accompany
transitive verb
1 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> c dialect : 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 for
intransitive verb, chiefly Midland : YIELD, PRODUCE
- bring·er noun
- bring forth
1 : BEAR <brought forth fruit>
2 : to give birth to : PRODUCE
3 : 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 book
2 : 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