bring on

verb

brought on; bringing on; brings on

transitive verb

: to cause to appear or occur

Examples of bring on in a Sentence

this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
Recent Examples on the Web
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Filmmaker Chris Weitz was brought on as the director of the 2009 sequel New Moon; director David Slade was behind the camera on the third movie, Eclipse, and Bill Condon directed the two part Breaking Dawn movies that wrapped the vampire-romance saga. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 9 July 2025 Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has been on a hiring spree, bringing on major AI leaders including Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, startup founder Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman with high compensation. Mark Gurman, Fortune, 7 July 2025 Each year, Comic-Con brings on hundreds of volunteers to help with various tasks. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025 Natural textures brought on by humidity (and probably, some sort of mousse). Vogue, 6 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring on

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring on was in 1592

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“Bring on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20on. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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