What does "bring" mean?
To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
Bring
/ˈbɹɪŋ/ intj, name, verb
intj, name, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- Grammar: bring is listed as intj, name, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: convey, accompany, accomplish, achieve.
- Useful contrasts: leave, leaving, hinder.
- Usage evidence: I'll bring you the bill immediately.
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 To transport toward somebody/somewhere. ditransitive, transitive
"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."
- 2 bring into a different state wordnet
- 3 To supply or contribute. figuratively, transitive
"The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing."
- 4 induce or persuade wordnet
- 5 To occasion or bring about. transitive
"Let's bring our differences to an issue."
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- 6 go or come after and bring or take back wordnet
- 7 To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody. transitive
"It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits."
- 8 be accompanied by wordnet
- 9 To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
"It seems so preposterous a thing[…]that they do not easily bring themselves to it."
- 10 cause to come into a particular state or condition wordnet
- 11 To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
"What does coal bring per ton?"
- 12 advance or set forth in court wordnet
- 13 To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
"The closer Jones can really bring it."
- 14 cause to happen or to occur as a consequence wordnet
- 15 To move a piece into a more active position, esp. to initially develop it.
"You want to bring the rook and then start pushing your pawns."
- 16 attract the attention of wordnet
- 17 take something or somebody with oneself somewhere wordnet
- 18 be sold for a certain price wordnet
- 19 bestow a quality on wordnet
Intj
- 1 The sound of a telephone ringing.
"Near-synonyms: ring-a-ding, ding-a-ling"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German or Swedish.
Example
"I'll bring you the bill immediately."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bring"?
Common synonyms include: convey, accompany, accomplish, achieve, add, advance.
How do you use "bring" in a sentence?
I'll bring you the bill immediately.
How do you pronounce "bring"?
Pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną (“to bring”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-, possibly based on *bʰer-. Compare Scots bring, West Frisian bringe, Low German brengen, Dutch brengen, Afrikaans bring, German bringen; also Welsh hebrwng (“to bring, lead”), Tocharian B pränk- (“to take away; restrain oneself, hold back”), Latvian brankti (“lying close”), Lithuanian branktas (“whiffletree”).
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeia.