bringverb [ T ]
uk/brɪŋ/us/brɪŋ/brought, broughtbring verb [ T ] (TOWARDS PLACE)
A2 to take or carry someone or something to a place or a person, or in the direction of the person speaking:
"Shall I bring anything to the party?" "Oh, just a bottle."
[ + two objects ] Bring me that knife/Bring that knife to me.
Can you help me bring in the shopping (= take it into the house)?
The police brought several men in for questioning (= took them to the police station because they might have been involved in a crime).
When they visit us they always bring their dog with them.
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- I'll see if Louisa will bring her guitar to the party.
- Please remember to bring a mat and a towel with you to the next aerobics class.
- Is it okay if I bring a friend to the party?
- The waiter brought the menu and the wine list.
- I brought him some sandwiches because I thought he might be hungry.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- borne
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- cargo
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- road haulage
- route
- shuffle
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- transportation
- turnaround
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bring verb [ T ] (CAUSE)
B1 to cause, result in, or produce a state or condition:
[ + two objects ] She's brought us so much happiness over the years.
[ + -ing verb ] The explosion brought the whole building crashing to the ground.
Several trees were brought down (= made to fall) by the storm.
The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town (= resulted in it becoming poor).
Bring the water to the boil (= make it start boiling).
She suddenly brought the interview to an end.
Her tragic story brought tears to my eyes (= made me cry).
What will the future bring for these refugees?
bring sb to sth
to cause someone to come to a particular place or thing:
This subject brings me to the second part of the discussion.
What brings you (= why have you come) to Miami?
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- It took them two hours to bring the fire under control.
- Diplomacy has so far failed to bring an end to the fighting.
- Few observers believe that the treaty will bring a lasting peace to the region.
- It's nice to be able to bring a smile to people's faces .
- December brought some seasonable snow showers.
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Causing things to happen
- -ization
- -ize
- actuate
- actuation
- agent
- awaken (sth) in sb
- be associated with sth
- beget
- draw
- fuel
- instigator
- introduce
- jumping-off point
- lie
- plant
- produce
- rise
- usher sth in
- wreak
- wrought
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bring verb [ T ] (LAW)
to make or begin as part of an official legal process:
He was arrested for fighting, but the police have decided not to bring charges.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- civil action
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- file for sth
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- proceedings
- serve
- summons
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Idiom(s)
bring sb to book
bring sb up short
bring home the bacon
bring the house down
bring up the rear
not bring yourself to do something
Phrasal verb(s)
bring sth about
bring sb/sth along
bring sb around
bring sth back
bring sb down
bring sth down
bring sth forward
bring sth in
bring sb in
bring sth off
bring sb on
bring sth on
bring sb out
bring sth out
bring sb out in sth
bring sb round
bring sb to
bring sb/sth together
bring sb up
bring sth up