Etymology : Middle English, from Old English bringan; akin to Old High German bringan to bring, Welsh hebrwng to accompany
Pronunciation : bri[ng]
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. carry with, take with; present. bring\bring\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. brought ; p. pr. & vb. n. bringing.] [oe. bringen, as. bringan; akin to os. brengian, d. brengen, fries. brenga, ohg. bringan, g. bringen, goth. briggan.].
2. 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.
3. to france shall we convey you safe, and bring you back.
4. 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.
5. to convey; to move; to carry or conduct. in distillation, the water brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol. i. newton.
6. 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. the nature of the things would not suffer him to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is brought to reflect on them.
7. to produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?.
8. 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.
9. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
10. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
11. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
12. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton? bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well" go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point" cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point".
13. 1. If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes Come to my party and bring a girl with you Someone went upstairs and brought down a huge kettle My father brought home a book for me.
14. If you bring something somewhere, you move it there. Reaching into her pocket, she brought out a cigarette Her mother brought her hands up to her face.
15. If you bring something that someone wants or needs, you get it for them or carry it to them. He went and poured a brandy for Dena and brought it to her The stewardess kindly brought me a blanket.
16. To bring something or someone to a place or position means to cause them to come to the place or move into that position. I told you about what brought me here Edna Leitch survived a gas blast which brought her home crashing down on top of her.
17. If you bring something new to a place or group of people, you introduce it to that place or cause those people to hear or know about it. the drive to bring art to the public.
18. To bring someone or something into a particular state or condition means to cause them to be in that state or condition. He brought the car to a stop in front of the square His work as a historian brought him into conflict with the political establishment They have brought down income taxes.
19. If something brings a particular feeling, situation, or quality, it makes people experience it or have it. He called on the United States to play a more effective role in bringing peace to the region Banks have brought trouble on themselves by lending rashly He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm Her three children brought her joy.
20. If a period of time brings a particular thing, it happens during that time. For Sandro, the new year brought disaster We don't know what the future will bring.
21. If you bring a legal action against someone or bring them to trial, you officially accuse them of doing something illegal. He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against former members of the government The ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial and even sent to prison.
22. If a television or radio programme is brought to you by an organization, they make it, broadcast it, or pay for it to be made or broadcast. You're listening to Science in Action, brought to you by the BBC World Service We'll be bringing you all the details of the day's events.
23. When you are talking, you can say that something brings you to a particular point in order to indicate that you have now reached that point and are going to talk about a new subject. And that brings us to the end of this special report from Germany.
24. If you cannot bring yourself to do something, you cannot do it because you find it too upsetting, embarrassing, or disgusting. It is all very tragic and I am afraid I just cannot bring myself to talk about it at the moment.
25. to bring something alive: see:
alive to bring something to bear: see bear to bring the house down: see house to bring up the rear: see rear.
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