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bring

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verb

/ˈbrɪŋ/ brings; brought /ˈbrɑːt/; bringing

[+ obj] to come with (something or someone) to a place

I'll bring a bottle of wine (with me) when I come to your party.

Should I send you a check? Why not just bring me the money when you come?

Have you brought the money with you from the bank?

She brought her boyfriend home to meet her parents.

You stay where you are and I'll bring you another drink. = I'll bring another drink to you.

to cause (something or someone) to come

Her screams brought [=attracted] help.

Her screams brought the neighbors running. [=the neighbors ran to help her when they heard her screams]

Love of adventure brought her here before taking her to many other places.

This radio station brings you all the news as it happens.

to cause (something) to exist, happen, or start

Can anything bring peace to this troubled region?

In this part of the country, winter brings snow (with it).

The tablets may bring (you) some relief.

Having a baby has brought great happiness into her life.

The sad story brought tears to our eyes [=made us cry] but its happy ending brought smiles to our lips. [=made us smile]

always followed by an adverb or preposition :to cause (something or someone) to reach a specified state, place, condition, etc.

The dancer brought his hands up to his face.

(US) Bring the water to a boil. = (Brit) Bring the water to the boil. [=heat the water so that it boils]

The pilot brought them safely out of danger.

Winter snow brought traffic to a stop.

A few steps brought us to the front door.

The thrilling climax brought the audience to its/their feet.

This history book brings us up to the present day.

to have (a particular talent, quality, etc.) when you start to do something (such as a job) - + to

She brings years of experience to the position. [=she comes to the position with years of experience]

He brings a rare talent for solving problems to his new job as company president.

law :to start a case against someone in a court of law

They threatened to bring [=institute] legal action against him.

They are going to bring charges against him. [=they are going to charge him with a crime]

to cause (something) to reach a total - + to

Last week's sales figures brought our pretax profits for the year to just over $35,000,000.

The donation brought the fund to over a million dollars.

to get (an amount of money) as a price :to be sold for (a price)

The painting ought to bring [=fetch] a high price. In addition to the phrases shown below, bring occurs in many idioms that are shown at appropriate entries throughout the dictionary. For example, bring to bear can be found at 2bear and bring to an end can be found at 1end.

bring about

[phrasal verb]

bring about (something) also bring (something) about :to cause (something)

What brought about the crisis? It was brought about by many factors.

bring around

chiefly US or chiefly Brit bring round [phrasal verb]

bring (someone) around :to cause (someone) to come around: such as

to cause (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it

She still says she won't support us, but we'll bring her around eventually. [=we'll convince/persuade her to support us eventually] - often + to

I'm sure we can bring her around to our way of thinking.

to cause (someone) to become awake again after being unconscious

The boxer was knocked out and it took the doctor several minutes to bring him around. [=bring him to]

to come with (someone) for a social visit

Why don't you bring your friend around (to my house) after work today?

bring (something) around :to cause (something, such as a conversation) to go to a desired subject or area - + to

We gradually brought the conversation around to the subject of his unpaid bills.

bring back

[phrasal verb]

bring (something or someone) back or bring back (something or someone)

to come back with (something or someone)

What did you bring back (with you) from your vacation?

You promised to bring back a present for me. = You promised to bring me back a present.

to cause (something or someone) to return

The death penalty was done away with in this area many years ago, but some people now want it to be brought back.

The movie is a fantasy about a man who is brought back (to life) from the dead.

The company is doing poorly, and its former president is being brought back to help solve its problems.

to cause (something or someone) to return to a condition, subject, etc.

That question brings us back (again) to the fundamental problem of world peace.

We gradually brought the conversation back to the subject of his unpaid bills.

bring (something) back or bring back (something) :to cause (something) to return to someone's memory

Seeing her again brought back a lot of happy memories.

I had almost forgotten about the time we spent together, but seeing her again brought it all back (to me).

bring before

[phrasal verb]

bring (someone or something) before (someone or something) formal :to cause (someone or something) to come to (someone or something) for an official decision or judgment

He was brought (up) before the judge on a charge of obstructing justice.

The case was finally brought before the Supreme Court.

bring down

[phrasal verb]

bring down (someone or something) or bring (someone or something) down :to cause (someone or something) to fall down onto the ground

The deer was brought down by a single shot.

The plane was brought down by enemy fire. - often used figuratively

The government was brought down by a vote of no confidence.

a famous politician who was brought down by scandal

bring (something) down or bring down (something) :to cause (something) to become lower

Will anything ever bring house prices down?

bring (someone) down informal :to cause (someone) to become sad or depressed

All this rainy weather is really bringing me down. [=getting me down]

bring forth

[phrasal verb]

bring (something) forth or bring forth (something) somewhat formal :to produce (something)

The rosebushes brought forth an abundance of flowers.

He was able to bring forth persuasive arguments in support of his position. :to cause (something) to occur or exist

Her controversial comments brought forth [=provoked] strong reactions from the public.

bring forward

[phrasal verb]

bring (something) forward or bring forward (something)

to talk about or show (something) so that it can be seen or discussed by others

The police have brought new evidence forward.

to make the time of (something) earlier or sooner

We need to bring the meeting forward from Tuesday to Monday so that more people can attend.

bring in

[phrasal verb]

bring in (someone) or bring (someone) in :to cause (someone) to become involved in a process, activity, etc.

The company has decided to bring in outside experts to help on the project.

bring in (something) or bring (something) in

to produce or earn (an amount of money)

Each sale brought in $5.

He works at a large company and brings in a good salary.

b law :to report (an official decision) to a court

The jury brought in [=returned] a verdict of not guilty. [=the jury said that the defendant was not guilty]

c chiefly Brit :to introduce (a new law, rule, etc.)

The government is going to bring in legislation to make such practices illegal.

bring in (someone or something) or bring (someone or something) in :to cause (someone or something) to come to a place

The store is having a special sale in order to bring in [=attract] new customers/business.

The police brought him in (to the police station) for questioning.

bring off

[phrasal verb]

bring (something) off also bring off (something) :to do (something difficult) :to achieve or accomplish (something)

It's a challenging role. She's the only actress I know with enough talent to bring it off.

bring on

[phrasal verb]

bring on (something) or bring (something) on :to cause (something) to appear or occur

The crisis was brought on by many factors.

bring (something) on (someone) :to cause (something bad) to happen to (someone)

You've brought nothing but shame on your family since the day you were born!

I can't help thinking you've brought some of this trouble on yourself.

bring out

[phrasal verb]

bring out (something) or bring (something) out

to show (something) :to cause (something) to appear or to be more easily seen

The debate brought out [=highlighted] the differences between the two candidates.

That blue sweater really brings out the color in your eyes.

Our school aims to bring out [=develop] the talents in each of our students.

A crisis brings out the best in some people and brings out the worst in others. [=a crisis causes some people to behave very well and other people to behave very badly]

to produce (something, such as a book) :to cause (something) to become available or to come out

a writer who's expected to bring out a new novel next year

bring (someone) out in (something) Brit :to cause (someone) to begin to have (something, such as a rash) on the skin

Eating strawberries brings me out in spots. [=eating strawberries makes me break out in spots]

bring round

see bring around (above)

bring to

[phrasal verb]

bring (someone) to :to cause (someone) to become awake again after being unconscious

The boxer was knocked out and it took the doctor several minutes to bring him to. [=bring him around]

bring together

[phrasal verb]

bring (people) together or bring together (people) :to cause (people) to join or meet :to cause (people) to come together

She and her husband were brought together by a shared love of the natural world.

The conference has brought together some of the world's leading experts on laser technology.

bring up

[phrasal verb]

bring (someone) up or bring up (someone) :to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)

I was born and brought up [=raised, reared] in Chicago.

My grandparents brought me up after my parents died.

My parents brought me up to respect authority. [=my parents taught me to respect authority when I was a child]

bring (something) up or bring up (something)

to mention (something) when talking :to start to talk about (something)

We were waiting for a suitable moment to bring up [=introduce, raise] the subject of his unpaid bills.

I wasn't going to talk about money, but since you've brought it up, I guess it's something we should really discuss.

I'm glad you mentioned money. That brings up the question of how much we can afford to spend.

b computers :to cause (something, such as a file or picture) to appear on a computer screen

The system makes it easy to bring up (on the screen) information about any customer.

vomit

The patient tried to eat some breakfast but immediately brought it back up again.

bring (someone) up :to cause (someone) to stop suddenly - used in phrases like bring up short and bring up suddenly

He was just starting to argue when her scream brought him up short.

bring yourself

to force yourself to do something that you do not want to do - usually used in negative statements

He knew that he should apologize, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.

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