bring

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To carry or take something or someone to the place where you are or are going.

   I hope they bring extra dessert to the party.

2. 2
   verb

   To cause something to happen or to result.

   The new road brought a lot of business to the town.

3. 3
   verb

   To provide or contribute something.

   The new director brought a fresh perspective to the company.

4. 4
   verb

   To officially start a legal case against someone.

   The charges were brought against the company last week.

Common collocations

• bring luck Verb + noun
• bring rain Verb + noun
• bring along Verb + preposition/particle
• bring honor Verb + noun
• bring shame Verb + noun
• bring to a stop Verb + noun
• bring charges Verb + noun
• bring to an end Verb + noun

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”).

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