bring
Meaning
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- To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- To supply or contribute.
- To occasion or bring about.
- To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
- To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
- To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
- To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
Synonyms
take with
take along
result in
yield
go get
lead to
feed on
take someone somewhere
trigger off
bear away
escape from
have with one
lead up
make a profit
move towards
cause to appear
bring with
Hakea
carry to
carry near
make move
bring along with
come to end
make come
beat about
be next to
bring along
deliver to
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɹɪŋ/
Etymology
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 West Frisian bringe, Low German bringen, Dutch brengen, 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”).
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