[bring] vb brought ; bring.ing [ME, fr. OE bringan; akin to OHG bringan to bring, W hebrwng to accompany] vt (bef. 12c) 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 "~ water to a boil" c dial: escort, accompany
2: to cause to exist or occur: as a: to be the occasion of "winter ~s snow" b: to result in c: institute "~ legal action" d: adduce "~ an argument"
3: prefer "~ charges"
4: to procure in exchange: sell for ~ vi, chiefly Midland: yield, produce -- bring.er n -- bring forth 1: bear "brought forth fruit"
2: to give birth to: produce
3: adduce "bring forth persuasive arguments" -- bring forward 1: to produce to view: introduce "brought new evidence forward"
2: to carry (a total) forward -- bring home : to make unmistakably clear -- bring to account 1: to bring to book
2: reprimand -- bring to bear : to use with effect "bring pressure to bear" -- bring to book : to compel to give an account -- bring to light : disclose, reveal -- bring to mind : recall -- bring to terms : to compel to agree, assent, or submit -- bring up the rear : to come last or behind