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Definition of Bring

1. Verb. Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. "They bring the people the food"; "This brings me to the main point"

2. Verb. Cause to come into a particular state or condition. "Bring water to the boiling point"

3. Verb. Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

4. Verb. Go or come after and bring or take back. "The dog fetched the hat"

5. Verb. Bring into a different state. "This may land you in jail"

6. Verb. Be accompanied by. "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"

7. Verb. Advance or set forth in court. "Institute proceedings"

8. Verb. Bestow a quality on. "This adds a light note to the program"

9. Verb. Be sold for a certain price. "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"

10. Verb. Attract the attention of. "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"

11. Verb. Induce or persuade. "They bring him to write the letter"; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

Definition of Bring

1. v. t. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.

Definition of Bring

1. Verb. (transitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To supply or contribute. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody. ¹

4. Verb. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bring

1. to take with oneself to a place [v BROUGHT, BRUNG, BRINGING, BRINGS]

Medical Definition of Bring

1. 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch. "And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread." (1 Kings xvii. 11) "To France shall we convey you safe, And bring you back." (Shak) 2. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to. "There is nothing will bring you more honor . . . Than to do what right in justice you may." (Bacon) 3. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct. "In distillation, the water . . . Brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol." (Sir I. Newton) 4. 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." (Locke) "The nature of the things . . . Would not suffer him to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is brought to reflect on them." (Locke) 5. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton? To bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish. To bring back. To recall. To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner. To bring by the lee, to bend it to the yard. To bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. "Trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass." . To bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience. To bring up. To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate. To cause to stop suddenly. Origin: by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop suddenly; to come to a standstill. To bring up (any one) with a round turn, to cause (any one) to stop abruptly. To be brought to bed. See Bed. Synonym: To fetch, bear, carry, convey, transport, import, procure, produce, cause, adduce, induce. Origin: OE. Bringen, AS. Bringan; akin to OS. Brengian, D. Brengen, Fries. Brenga, OHG. Bringan, G. Bringen, Goth. Briggan. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bring

brindled brindled gnu brindled gnus brindles brindleyite brine brine fly brine shrimp brined brineless

brinelled brinelling briner briners brines bring (current term) bring-and-buy bring a knife to a gunfight bring about bring around

bring back bring down bring down the house bring forth bring forward bring home bring home the bacon bring in bring it bring it weak

Literary usage of Bring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, Alexander Pope (1760)
"... Arm, e'er the Grecians be no more a name ; I hafte to bring the troops—The hero faid; 160 The friend with ardour and with joy obey'd. ..."

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