BRING


Meaning of BRING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbriŋ ]

verb

( brought ˈbrȯt ; bring·ing ˈbriŋ-iŋ)

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bringan; akin to Old High German bringan to bring, Welsh he brwng to accompany

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1.

a. : to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded

b. : to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: as

(1) : attract

her screams brought the neighbors

(2) : persuade , induce

(3) : force , compel

(4) : to cause to come into a particular state or condition

bring water to a boil

c. dialect : escort , accompany

d. : to bear as an attribute or characteristic

bring s years of experience to the position

2. : to cause to exist or occur: as

a. : to be the occasion of

winter bring s snow

b. : to result in

the drug brought immediate relief

c. : institute

bring legal action

d. : adduce

bring an argument

3. : prefer

bring charges

4. : to procure in exchange : sell for

intransitive verb

chiefly Midland : yield , produce

• bring·er noun

- bring forth

- bring forward

- bring home

- bring to account

- bring to bear

- bring to book

- bring to light

- bring to mind

- bring to terms

- bring up the rear

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.