bring
[ bring ]
/ brɪŋ /
verb (used with object), brought, bring·ing.
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Origin of bring
before 950; Middle English bringen,Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen,German bringen,Gothic briggan
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM bring
bringer, nounoutbring, verb (used with object), out·brought, out·bring·ing.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for bring
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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