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bring

 (brĭng)
tr.v. brought (brôt), bring·ing, brings
1. To carry, convey, lead, or cause to go along to another place: brought enough money with me.
2. To carry as an attribute or contribution: You bring many years of experience to your new post.
3. To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location: bring the water to a boil; brought the meeting to a close.
4.
a. To persuade; induce: The defendant's testimony brought others to confess.
b. To get the attention of; attract: Smoke and flames brought the neighbors.
5.
a. To cause to occur as a consequence: Floods brought destruction to the valley.
b. To cause to occur as a concomitant: For many, the fall brings hay fever.
6. To cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: This music brings back memories.
7. To advance or set forth (charges) in a court.
8. To be sold for: a portrait that brought a million dollars.
Phrasal Verbs:
bring about
1. To cause (something) to happen: a speech that brought about a change in public opinion.
2. Nautical To cause (a ship or boat) to head in a different direction.
bring around (or round)
1. To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action.
2. To cause to recover consciousness.
bring down
1. To cause to fall or collapse: a shot that brought down a bird; a demolition crew that brought down a building.
2. To force to the ground, as by tackling.
3. To cause to lose power or leave office: The scandal brought down the prime minister.
4. To kill.
5. To disappoint or dispirit: The cancellation of the ballgame brought us down.
bring forth
1. To give rise to; produce: plants bringing forth fruit.
2. To give birth to (young).
bring forward
1. To present; produce: bring forward proof.
2. Accounting To carry (a sum) from one page or column to another.
bring in
1. Law To give or submit (a verdict) to a court.
2. To produce, yield, or earn (profits or income).
bring off
To accomplish: bring off a successful advertising campaign.
bring on
To cause to appear: brought on the dessert.
bring out
1.
a. To reveal or expose: brought out the facts.
b. To introduce (a debutante) to society.
2. To produce or publish: bring out a new book.
3. To nurture and develop (a quality, for example) to best advantage: You bring out the best in me.
bring to
1. To cause to recover consciousness.
2. Nautical To cause (a ship) to turn into the wind or come to a stop.
bring up
1. To take care of and educate (a child); rear.
2. To introduce into discussion; mention.
3. To vomit.
4. To cause to come to a sudden stop.
Idioms:
bring down the house
To win overwhelming approval from an audience.
bring home
To make perfectly clear: a lecture that brought home several important points.
bring home the bacon
1. To earn a living, especially for a family.
2. To achieve desired results; have success.
bring to bear
1. To exert; apply: bring pressure to bear on the student's parents.
2. To put (something) to good use: "All of one's faculties are brought to bear in an effort to become fully incorporated into the landscape" (Barry Lopez).
bring to light
To reveal or disclose: brought the real facts to light.
bring to (one's) knees
To reduce to a position of subservience or submission.
bring to terms
To force (another) to agree.
bring up the rear
To be the last in a line or sequence.
[Middle English bringen, from Old English bringan; see bher- in Indo-European roots.]
bring′er n.
Usage Note: The difference between bring and take is one of perspective. Bring indicates motion toward the place from which the action is regarded—typically toward the speaker—while take indicates motion away from the place from which the action is regarded—typically away from the speaker. Thus from a customer's perspective, the customer takes checks to the bank and brings home cash, while from the banker's perspective the customer brings checks to the bank in order to take away cash. When the point of reference is not the place of speaking itself, either verb is possible, but the correct choice still depends on the desired perspective. For example, The labor leaders brought their requests to the mayor's office suggests a point of view centered around the mayor's office, while The labor leaders took their requests to the mayor's office suggests a point of view centered around the labor leaders. Be aware that the choice of bring or take determines the point of view emphasized. For example, a parent sitting at home may say of a child, She always takes a pile of books home with her from school, describing the situation from the child's viewpoint leaving school. If the viewpoint shifts to the speaker, bring becomes appropriate, as in Look, I see her coming right now, and she's bringing a whole armful of books!
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bring on

vb (tr, adverb)
1. to induce or cause: these pills will bring on labour.
2. slang to cause sexual excitement in; stimulate
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.bring on - cause to arise; "induce a crisis"
induce
bring forth, generate - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
2.bring on - bring onto the market or release; "produce a movie"; "bring out a book"; "produce a new play"
bring out, produce
offer - produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear' this month"
3.bring on - cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"
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bring

verb
1. To cause to come along with oneself:
bear, carry, convey, fetch, take, transport.
2. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.
3. To be the cause of:
bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off, trigger.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
4. To achieve (a certain price).Also used with in:
fetch, realize, sell for.
phrasal verb
bring about
To be the cause of:
bring, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off, trigger.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
phrasal verb
bring around or round
1. To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring, convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into.
2. To cause to come back to life or consciousness:
restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify.
phrasal verb
bring down
1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
cut down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw.
Slang: deck.
Idiom: lay low.
2. To bring about the downfall of:
overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, tumble, unhorse.
phrasal verb
bring forth
To give birth to:
bear, deliver, have.
Chiefly Regional: birth.
Idiom: be brought abed of.
phrasal verb
bring in
To make as income or profit:
clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield.
phrasal verb
bring off
To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion:
carry out, carry through, effect, effectuate, execute, put through.
Informal: swing.
phrasal verb
bring on
To be the cause of:
bring, bring about, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir (up), touch off, trigger.
Idioms: bring to pass, give rise to.
phrasal verb
bring out
To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale:
issue, publish, put out.
phrasal verb
bring up
1. To take care of and educate (a child):
raise, rear.
2. To put forward (a topic) for discussion:
broach, introduce, moot, put forth, raise.
3. To call or direct attention to something:
advert, mention, point, point out, refer, touch (on or upon).
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Translations

w>bring on

vt sep
(= cause) illness, quarrel → herbeiführen, verursachen; attack also → auslösen
(= help develop) pupil, young athlete → weiterbringen; crops, flowers → herausbringen
(Theat) person → auftreten lassen; thing → auf die Bühne bringen; (Sport) player → einsetzen; to bring somebody on the scene (fig) → jdn auf die Szene rufen
to bring something (up)on oneself → sich (dat) → etw selbst aufladen; you brought it (up)on yourself → das hast du dir selbst zuzuschreiben
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