bring on

verb

brought on; bringing on; brings on
Synonyms of bring onnext

transitive verb

: to cause to appear or occur

Examples of bring on in a Sentence

this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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In November 2025, Chief Jaime Moore was sworn in as the new head of the department following leadership changes, brought on by the handling of the Palisades Fire. Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026 Documents obtained by the outlet show that Sean died from an acute upper gastrointestinal bleed and severe metabolic acidosis, complications brought on by alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026 Jacob Murphy had been stripped and ready to come on, but he was asked to sit back down, with Jacob Ramsey instead brought on in midfield and Miley, who had never played as a centre-half before, pulled into the heart of defence alongside Botman. Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 South Africa is trying to reduce its reliance on coal and its longer-term plans include building a new nuclear power plant and bringing on board more private companies to generate electricity. Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring on

Word History

First Known Use

1558, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring on was in 1558

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“Bring on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20on. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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