Definition of BRING

bring

Verb

Verb Forms: brought, bringing, brings

  • To take with oneself to a place; to cause to happen.
  • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
    • "Bring me the box from the other room"
    • "This brings me to the main point"
  • cause to come into a particular state or condition
    • "bring water to the boiling point"
  • cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    • "bring comments"
  • go or come after and bring or take back
    • "Could you bring the wine?"
  • bring into a different state
  • be accompanied by
    • "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
  • advance or set forth in court; ,
    • "bring charges"
  • bestow a quality on
    • "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"
  • be sold for a certain price
  • attract the attention of
  • induce or persuade
  • 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.

Intj

  • The sound of a telephone ringing.

Examples

  • Can you bring me a triple word score on this Scrabble play?
  • Seeing her brought the memories flooding back and tears to my eyes.
  • The closer Jones can really bring it.
  • The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
  • The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
  • Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
  • What does coal bring per ton?

Origin / 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 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”).

Synonyms

add, bestow, bring in, contribute, convey, fetch, get, impart, institute, land, lend, make for, play, take, work, wreak, ringaling, tingaling

Antonyms

take away

Scrabble Score: 8

bring: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bring: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bring: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

bring: valid Words With Friends Word