bring on

verb

brought on; bringing on; brings on

transitive verb

: to cause to appear or occur

Synonyms

• beget
• breed
• bring
• bring about
• catalyze
• cause
• create
• do
• draw on
• effect
• effectuate
• engender
• generate
• induce
• invoke
• make
• occasion
• produce
• prompt
• result (in)
• spawn
• translate (into)
• work
• yield

Examples of bring on in a Sentence

this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences

Recent Examples on the Web

The premature leaf drop brought on by hot, dry weather is most pronounced on large-leafed, fast-growing shade trees such as cottonwoods, silver maples, catalpas, sycamores and mulberries, among others. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025

The plan is to bring on temporary seasonal staff to help out in the summer and fall. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025

Researchers haven’t fully teased out which effects of exercise can be directly attributed to microbiota versus the other changes brought on by physical activity, but there is a clear difference in gut environment. —Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 20 May 2025

His first two substitutions involved bringing on an attacker for a defender (Ella Toone for centre-back Millie Turner; Melvine Malard for right-back Aoife Mannion) and moving right-winger Celin Bizet to right-back. —Megan Feringa, New York Times, 19 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bring on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon