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  • past participle of bring.
  • past tense form of bring.
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brought

American  
[brawt] / brɔt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of bring.


brought British  
/ brɔːt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of bring

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Brought up a Catholic, Gannon-Doak admits he "strayed away from it" for a while, before "hearing God call me, with an urge to get back into it".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Brought in to represent her in late 2024, he is convinced of her innocence.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

During the function, she shared trivia about the soundtrack such as the fact that Toni Braxton’s song “Love Shoulda Brought You Home” was her introduction into the music industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Brought alongside six other high-profile figures, including pop icon Elton John and his husband David Furnish, it is the prince's last active legal case in his long-running crusade against the British media.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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