bring

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. 1. To persuade; induce: The defendant's testimony brought others to confess.
   2. To get the attention of; attract: Smoke and flames brought the neighbors.
5. To cause to occur as a consequence or concomitant: Floods brought destruction to the valley. For many, the fall brings hayfever.
6. To cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: This music brings back memories.
7. Law. To advance or set forth (charges) in a court.
8. To sell for: a portrait that brought a million dollars.

phrasal verbs:

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.
2. To kill.

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

1. To accomplish: bring off a successful advertising campaign.

bring on

1. To cause to appear: brought on the dessert.

bring out

1. 1. To reveal or expose: brought out the facts.
   2. 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

1. To win overwhelming approval from an audience.

bring home

1. 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

1. To reveal or disclose: brought the real facts to light.

bring to mind

1. To cause to be remembered: Thoughts of fishing brought to mind our youth.

bring to (one's) knees

1. To reduce to a position of subservience or submission.

bring to terms

1. To force (another) to agree.

bring up the rear

1. To be the last in a line or sequence.

[Middle English bringen, from Old English bringan.]

bringer bring'er n.

USAGE NOTE   In most dialects of American English bring is used to denote motion toward the place of speaking or the place from which the action is regarded: Bring it over here. The prime minister brought a large retinue to Washington with her. Take is used to denote motion away from such a place: Take it over there. The President will take several advisers with him when he goes to Moscow. When the relevant point of focus is not the place of speaking itself, the difference obviously depends on the context. We can say either The labor leaders brought or took their requests to the mayor's office, depending on whether we want to describe things from the point of view of the labor leaders or the mayor. Perhaps for this reason, the distinction between bring and take has been blurred in some areas; a parent may say of a child, for example, She always takes a pile of books home with her from school. This usage may sound curious to those who are accustomed to observe the distinction more strictly, but it bears no particular stigma of incorrectness or illiteracy. • The form brung is common in colloquial use in many areas, even among educated speakers, but it is not standard in formal writing.

also bring up

verb

1. To cause to come along with oneself: bear, carry, convey, fetch, take, transport. See accompanied.
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. See persuasion/dissuasion.
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, touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring topasseffect, give rise to. See start/end.
4. To achieve (a certain price). fetch, realize, sell for. See get/lose.

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, touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring topasseffect, give rise to,, start/end.

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. See persuasion/dissuasion.
2. To cause to come back to life or consciousness: restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify. See live/die.

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. Idioms: lay low. See rise/fall.
2. To bring about the downfall of: overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, tumble, unhorse. See help/harm/harmless.

phrasal verb - bring forth

To give birth to: bear, deliver, have. Chiefly Regional birth. Idioms: be broughtabedto bedof,, rich/poor.

phrasal verb - bring in

To make as income or profit: clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net, pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield,, money.

phrasal verb - bring off

To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion: carry out, carry through, effect, effectuate, execute, put through. Informal swing,, do/not do.

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, touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring topasseffect, give rise to,, start/end.

phrasal verb - bring out

To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale: issue, publish, put out,, words.

phrasal verb - bring up

1. To take care of and educate (a child): raise, rear. See care for/neglect.
2. To put forward (a topic) for discussion: broach, introduce, moot, put forth, raise. See start/end.
3. To call or direct attention to something: advert, mention, point, point out, refer, touch (on or upon). See words.

v

Definition: cause; influence
Antonyms: avoid, back out, desist, give up, hold back, pass up

v

Definition: transport or accompany
Antonyms: drop, leave, quit, refuse, shun, take

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v. past and past part. brought brôt

bring something about cause a ship to head in a different direction.

bring someone off be rescued from a ship in difficulties.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: To carry or lead along to another location.

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action." — Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bringe, tage med, medbringe

idioms:

• bring about    føre med sig, medføre
• bring along    medbringe, tage med
• bring back    minde om, genkalde
• bring down    vælte, styrte
• bring forth    frembringe
• bring forward    fremsætte
• bring in    indføre, indbringe
• bring into effect    give gyldighed, sætte i gang
• bring into play    bringe i spil, sætte i gang
• bring off    lykkes med, klare
• bring on    fremkalde, få til at komme frem
• bring out    bringe for dagen
• bring round    bringe til sig selv igen
• bring the house down    vælte huset, få taget til at løfte sig
• bring to    bringe til sig selv igen
• bring to a close    sætte en stopper for, få en ende på, bringe til standsning
• bring to a head    fremtvinge en afgørelse, fremkalde en krise, få til at kulminere
• bring to bear    sætte ind , anvende
• bring to life    vække til live, få liv i
• bring to one's knees    tvinge i knæ
• bring to pass    gennemføre, få til at ske
• bring up    opdrage, opflaske
• bring up short    bringe til brat standsning, få til at standse brat
• bring up the rear    danne bagtrop
• bring-and-buy sale    pakkefest

Nederlands (Dutch)
(op)brengen, meenemen, indienen, veroorzaken, bewerkstelligen, halen

Français (French)
v. tr. - apporter, amener, entraîner, causer, produire, pousser/persuader qn à faire, (Jur) intenter (un procès)

idioms:

• bring about    provoquer, entraîner, amener, (Naut) faire virer de bord
• bring along    amener, apporter
• bring and buy    (GB) vente de charité/de bienfaisance
• bring around    faire revenir à soi, réveiller, ramener à la vie
• bring back    rapporter, ramener, rappeler (à la mémoire)
• bring down    (Mil) abattre, descendre, (Aviat) faire atterrir, descendre (un animal, un oiseau), ramener au sol (un cerf-volant), faire baisser (des prix), faire tomber (un gouvernement), réduire (le gonflement), (Math) abaisser
• bring forth    produire (un fruit) (littér), mettre au monde, mettre bas, (fig) provoquer (des critiques)
• bring forward    faire avancer, avancer (qch), produire (un témoignage), avancer (un argument), avancer (une réunion), reporter (des chiffres)
• bring into effect    activer
• bring into play    faire jouer/agir qch
• bring off    sauver (d'un naufrage), réaliser (un objectif), mener à bien, conclure, réussir (une attaque)
• bring out    faire sortir (qn), sortir (qch), (fig) faire ressortir, mettre en évidence, faire ressortir (une couleur), faire valoir, mettre en valeur, publier, faire paraître, lancer (un produit)
• bring round    amener, faire venir (qn), apporter (qch), ranimer (qn), convertir/gagner à
• bring someone down    abattre (son ennemi)
• bring someone off    sauver (qn) d'un naufrage
• bring someone on    (Théât) amener qn
• bring someone out    faire sortir qn, lancer (un acteur)
• bring someone to their knees    faire lever qn
• bring something in    rentrer (un objet), lancer (une mode), introduire (une législation), présenter/déposer (un projet de loi), (Fin) rapporter (des revenus), (Jur) rendre (un verdict)
• bring something on    provoquer, causer (qch), (Agric, etc) faire pousser qch, (Théât) apporter (qch) sur la scène
• bring something out    sortir qch, (fig) faire ressortir/mettre en évidence qch, faire ressortir (une couleur), faire valoir qch, mettre en valeur (des qualités), publier qch, faire paraître (un livre), lancer (un nouveau produit)
• bring something up    monter (qch)
• bring the house down    faire couler la salle sous les applaudissementse
• bring to    (Naut) arrêter, mettre en panne, ranimer qn
• bring to a close    faire aboutir qch, mettre fin à qch
• bring to a head    précipiter une crise
• bring to bear    exercer, pointer
• bring to life    amener/ramener à la vie
• bring to pass    causer qch
• bring up    faire monter qn, monter qch, élever (un enfant, un animal), vomir, rendre, mentionner qch, soulever (une question), faire arrêter (qn, un véhicule), (Jur) citer ou faire comparaître qn, mettre qch à jour, moderniser, mettre qn au courant des derniers développements
• bring up short    couper qn dans son élan
• bring up the rear    fermer la marche

Deutsch (German)
v. - bringen, mitbringen

idioms:

• bring about    bewirken
• bring along    mitbringen
• bring and buy    Schlußverkauf, um Geld für eine Wohlfahrtseinrichtung zu sammeln
• bring around    zu Bewußtsein bringen
• bring back    zurückbringen, wiederbringen
• bring down    zu Fall bringen, stürzen
• bring forth    zeugen
• bring forward    einreichen, vorlegen, vorverlegen
• bring into effect    in Kraft setzen
• bring into play    ins Spiel bringen
• bring off    bewerkstelligen
• bring out    herausbringen, zum Vorschein bringen, hervorheben
• bring round    zu Bewußtsein bringen
• bring someone down    zu Fall bringen, stürzen
• bring someone off    bewerkstelligen
• bring someone on    verursachen, fördern, (Sport) einsetzen
• bring someone out    herausbringen, zum Vorschein bringen, hervorheben
• bring someone to their knees    jdn. zwingen, fügsam zu sein
• bring something in    hereinbringen
• bring something on    verursachen,weiterbringen
• bring something out    herausbringen
• bring something up    aufziehen
• bring the house down    stürmischen Beifall auslösen, Lachstürme entfesseln
• bring to    bringen zu, zu Bewußtsein bringen, (naut.) beidrehen
• bring to a close    zum Abschluß bringen
• bring to a head    die Sache auf die Spitze treiben
• bring to bear    aufbieten, ausüben
• bring to life    interessant machen
• bring to pass    zustande bringen
• bring up    erbrechen, zur Sprache bringen, aufziehen, vorführen
• bring up short    plötzlich anhalten
• bring up the rear    den Schluß bilden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - φέρω, φέρνω, προσάγω, προσκομίζω, προκαλώ, επιφέρω, αποφέρω, αποδίδω, επισύρω

idioms:

• bring about    προκαλώ, προξενώ
• bring along    φέρνω μαζί μου
• bring back    επαναφέρω, φέρνω πίσω, θυμίζω
• bring down    κατεβάζω, ρίχνω (τιμές κ.λπ.), καταρρίπτω, βυθίζω σε μελαγχολία
• bring forth    παράγω, γεννώ
• bring forward    θέτω επί τάπητος, ανακινώ (θέμα), μεταφέρω (ποσό λογαριασμού) σε νέο, επισπεύδω
• bring in    αποφέρω, εισάγω
• bring into effect    πραγματοποιώ, υλοποιώ
• bring into play    ενεργοποιώ, μετέρχομαι
• bring off    φέρω εις πέρας, διεκπεραιώνω επιτυχώς
• bring on    προξενώ, επιφέρω
• bring out    φανερώνω, αναδεικνύω, προβάλλω, δημοσιεύω, εκδίδω, (καθομ.) βγάζω στην κοινωνία
• bring round    συνεφέρνω, μεταπείθω, φέρνω στα νερά μου
• bring the house down    (καθομ.) εισπράττω θυελλώδη χειροκροτήματα, χαλάω κόσμο
• bring to    αποκαθιστώ τις αισθήσεις
• bring to a close    τερματίζω, κλείνω
• bring to a head    οδηγώ σε αποφασιστική φάση
• bring to bear    βάζω σε εφαρμογή, χρησιμοποιώ
• bring to life    γεννώ
• bring to one's knees    καθυποτάσσω, γονατίζω
• bring to pass    προξενώ, τα φέρνω έτσι ώστε να
• bring up    ανατρέφω (κν. ανασταίνω, μεγαλώνω), θέτω (προς συζήτηση), προβάλλω, θίγω, ανακινώ, κάνω εμετό, ξερνώ
• bring up short    κόβω τη φόρα, υποχρεώνω κάποιον να διακόψει τη δραστηριότητά του
• bring up the rear    κλείνω την παρέλαση, έρχομαι τελευταίος
• bring-and-buy sale    παζάρι (για φιλανθρωπικούς σκοπούς)

Italiano (Italian)
portare con sé, procurare

idioms:

• bring about    causare
• bring along    portare con sé
• bring back    riportare
• bring down    far cadere
• bring forth    generare
• bring forward    anticipare
• bring in    introdurre, guadagnare
• bring off    portare a buon fine
• bring on    procurare
• bring out    mettere sul mercato, tirare fuori
• bring round    far rinvenire, causare
• bring the house down    fare il finimondo
• bring to    far rinvenire
• bring to bear    mettere a fuoco
• bring up    allevare, mettere sul tappeto, intavolare, rigettare
• bring up the rear    fare avanzare le retroguardie
• bring-and-buy sale    bazar di beneficenza

Português (Portuguese)
v. - trazer, levar

idioms:

• bring about    causar
• bring along    trazer alguém
• bring back    devolver, recordar
• bring down    reduzir, causar
• bring forth    produzir, dar à luz
• bring forward    mostrar
• bring in    apresentar, ganhar
• bring into play    por em jogo
• bring off    ser bem sucedido
• bring on    causar, desenvolver
• bring out    introduzir no mercado, tornar claro
• bring round    persuadir alguém a mudar de opinião
• bring the house down    aplaudir ruidosamente
• bring to    recuperar a consciência
• bring to a close    finalizar
• bring to a head    ter que decidir
• bring to bear    direcionar
• bring to life    tornar interessante
• bring to pass    cumprir
• bring up    educar
• bring up the rear    ser o último na linha de descendência
• bring-and-buy sale    venda para levantar fundos de caridade

Русский (Russian)
приносить, производить

idioms:

• bring about    совершить, достичь, вызвать
• bring along    привести, принести
• bring back    напомнить, вернуть
• bring down    свергнуть, сбить, подстрелить
• bring forth    принести (результат)
• bring forward    перенести на более раннее время, выдвинуть
• bring in    принять (закон), привлечь, упомянуть
• bring into play    ввести в действие
• bring off    достичь
• bring on    вызвать, обучать
• bring out    выпустить, расшевелить
• bring round    привести в чувство, убедить в обратном
• bring the house down    вызвать смех и рукоплескания
• bring to    привести в чувство
• bring to a close    завершить
• bring to a head    довести
• bring to bear    оказать давление
• bring to life    оживить
• bring to pass    осуществить
• bring up    вырастить, поднять (вопрос), вырвать
• bring up the rear    плестись в хвосте
• bring-and-buy sale    благотворительный базар

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - traer, producir, rendir

idioms:

• bring about    ocasionar, provocar, causar
• bring along    traer
• bring and buy    venta de caridad
• bring around    hacer volver en sí, reanimar
• bring back    devolver, restituir, traer de vuelta
• bring down    derribar, hacer caer, derrocar, bajar
• bring forth    dar a luz, producir
• bring forward    acercar, traer, presentar, plantear
• bring into effect    llevar a cabo, realizar, poner en vigor
• bring into play    iniciar
• bring off    conseguir, lograr
• bring out    publicar, sacar, hacer resaltar
• bring round    hacer volver en sí, reanimar
• bring someone down    derribar, hacer caer, derrocar, bajar
• bring someone off    conseguir, lograr
• bring someone on    causar, ocasionar, originar
• bring someone out    publicar, sacar, hacer resaltar
• bring someone to their knees    derrotar a alguien, hacer arrodillar a alguien
• bring something in    introducir, hacer entrar, hacer pasar, contratar, llamar a
• bring something on    causar, ocasionar, originar
• bring something out    publicar, sacar, hacer resaltar
• bring something up    sacar a relucir, plantear, poner sobre el tapete, traer a colación, hacer comparecer, hacer presentarse, educar, criar, dar crianza, escupir, expectorar, vomitar, devolver, subir, acercar
• bring the house down    hacer que el teatro se venga abajo con los aplausos
• bring to    inducir a, llevar a, reanimar
• bring to a close    recapitular
• bring to a head    llevar algo al punto decisivo
• bring to bear    concentrar
• bring to life    resucitar, reanimar, vivificar
• bring to pass    causar
• bring up    sacar a relucir, plantear, poner sobre el tapete, traer a colación, hacer comparecer, hacer presentarse, educar, criar, dar crianza, escupir, expectorar, vomitar, devolver, subir, acercar
• bring up short    parar o detenerse abruptamente
• bring up the rear    cubrir la retaguardia, cerrar la marcha

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - komma med, ha med sig, bringa, ge

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
带来, 促使, 产生

idioms:

• bring about    引起
• bring along    使发展, 领来
• bring back    拿回来, 使回忆起来, 使恢复
• bring down    打倒, 打死, 击落
• bring forth    生, 产生, 发表
• bring forward    提出, 显示, 提前
• bring in    产生, 进口
• bring into effect    实现, 实施
• bring into play    发挥, 调动
• bring off    救出, 完成
• bring on    导致, 引起, 介绍
• bring out    使显示, 出版, 生产, 说出
• bring round    使觉醒, 说服
• bring the house down    博得满堂喝采
• bring to    使恢复知觉, 停下
• bring to a close    结束
• bring to a head    时机成熟, 到了紧要关头, 决定性时刻
• bring to bear    施加, 完成, 运用
• bring to life    使苏醒
• bring to one's knees    迫使某人屈服
• bring to pass    使发生, 实行
• bring up    教育, 提出, 培养
• bring up short    使中断
• bring up the rear    殿后
• bring-and-buy sale    买卖交易会

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 帶來, 促使, 產生

idioms:

• bring about    引起
• bring along    使發展, 領來
• bring back    拿回來, 使回憶起來, 使恢復
• bring down    打倒, 打死, 擊落
• bring forth    生, 產生, 發表
• bring forward    提出, 顯示, 提前
• bring in    產生, 進口
• bring into effect    實現, 實施
• bring into play    發揮, 調動
• bring off    救出, 完成
• bring on    導致, 引起, 介紹
• bring out    使顯示, 出版, 生產, 說出
• bring round    使覺醒, 說服
• bring the house down    博得滿堂喝采
• bring to    使恢復知覺, 停下
• bring to a close    結束
• bring to a head    時機成熟, 到了緊要關頭, 決定性時刻
• bring to bear    施加, 完成, 運用
• bring to life    使蘇醒
• bring to one's knees    迫使某人屈服
• bring to pass    使發生, 實行
• bring up    教育, 提出, 培養
• bring up short    使中斷
• bring up the rear    殿後
• bring-and-buy sale    買賣交易會

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 가져오다, ~을 상기시키다, ~을 제기하다

idioms:

• bring about    초래하다
• bring along    데려가다, 자라게 하다
• bring back    되돌리다
• bring down    내리다
• bring forth    낳다
• bring forward    공표하다
• bring in    가지고 들어오다, 소개하다
• bring into effect    효과가 있다
• bring into play    이용하다
• bring off    날라가다
• bring on    일으키다
• bring out    내놓다
• bring round    데리고 오다, 설득시키다, 의식을 회복시키다
• bring the house down    만장의 갈채를 받다
• bring to    의식을 회복시키다
• bring to a close    끝내다
• bring to a head    요악하다, 위기로 몰아넣다
• bring to bear    받게 하다
• bring to life    소생시키다
• bring to one's knees    사람을 굴복시키다
• bring to pass    일으키다
• bring up    기르다, 제기하다, 딱 멈추다
• bring up short    갑자기 서다
• bring up the rear    아이를 키우다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 持ってくる, 連れてくる, もたらす, 売れる, 導く, 気にさせる, 来させる, 提起する, 持ち出す, 思い出させる

idioms:

• bring a person to his/her senses    正気にもどる
• bring about    引き起こす, なし遂げる
• bring alive    生き返らせる, 活気づける
• bring along    持ってくる, 向上させる
• bring back    持って帰る, 戻す, 思い出させる, 回復させる, 復活させる
• bring bad/good luck    悪運/幸運をもたらす
• bring down    下へ持って来る, 撃ち落とす, 下げる, 価格を下げさせる, 倒す, かける
• bring down the curtain on    終わらせる
• bring forth    生ずる, 出す
• bring forward    提出する, 前へ動かす, 日程を前へずらす
• bring home the bacon    生活費をかせぐ, 成功する
• bring in    持ち込む, 取り入れる, 稼ぐ, 産み出す, 提出する, 下す, 参加させる, 連行する
• bring into action    行動を起こさせる, 発動する, 戦闘に参加させる
• bring into disrepute    評判を落とす
• bring into line    整列させる, 一致させる
• bring into play    活動させる, 活用する
• bring off    運び去る, 救い出す
• bring on    引き起こす, 成長を促す, 向上させる
• bring out    持ち出す, 出版する, 明らかにする, 取り出す
• bring round    もたらす, 気にさせる
• bring the house down    満場をうならせる
• bring to    金額になる, 正気づかせる
• bring to a close    終わらせる
• bring to a halt    停止させる
• bring to a head    膿ませる, 結論に至らしめる
• bring to bear    向ける, 有効に加える
• bring to book    責任を問う, 吟味する
• bring to justice    裁判にかける
• bring to life    生き返らせる
• bring to light    明るみに出す
• bring to mind    思い出す, 思い出させる
• bring to naught    失敗させる, 無効にする
• bring to one's knees    屈服させる
• bring to pass    引き起こす, 成し遂げる
• bring to someone's notice    目に留まらせる
• bring to terms    承服させる
• bring to the boil    沸騰させる
• bring together    まとめる, 結び合わせる
• bring under the hammer    競売に出す
• bring up    育てる, しつける, 持ち出す, 急に止める, 急に立ち止まらせる, 吐く, 召喚する
• bring up the rear    しんがりをつとめる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) جلب, أتى ب, جاء ب, أحضر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הביא, הביא הוכחה ל-‬

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bring it on	bring me to life