bring
[ bring ]
/ brɪŋ /
verb (used with object), brought, bring·ing.
Verb Phrases
Words nearby bring
Origin of bring
before 950; Middle English bringen, Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen, German bringen, Gothic briggan
OTHER WORDS FROM bring
bring·er, nounout·bring, verb (used with object), out·brought, out·bring·ing.synonym study for bring
1. Bring, fetch, take imply conveying or conducting in relation to the place where the speaker is. To bring is simply to convey or conduct: Bring it to me. I'm permitted to bring my dog here with me. It is the opposite of take, which means to convey or conduct away from the place where the speaker is: Bring it back here. Take it back there. Fetch means to go, get, and bring back: Fetch me that bottle.
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British Dictionary definitions for bring about (1 of 2)
bring about
verb (tr, adverb)
to cause to happento bring about a change in the law
to turn (a ship) around
British Dictionary definitions for bring about (2 of 2)
bring
/ (brɪŋ) /
verb brings, bringing or brought (tr)
See also bring about, bring down, bring forward, bring in, bring off, bring on, bring out, bring over, bring round, bring to, bring up
Derived forms of bring
bringer, nounWord Origin for bring
Old English bringan; related to Gothic briggan, Old High German bringan
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Idioms and Phrases with bring about
bring about
Also, bring to pass. Make something happen, accomplish or result in something. For example, The revised tax code brought about considerable changes in accounting. The first term dates from the 1400s, and the variant, today considered rather formal, from the first half of the 1500s. Also see bring on, def. 1.
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