/ brɪŋ; NAmE / verb
( brought , brought / brɔːt; NAmE /)
COME WITH SB / STH
1.
bring sb/sth (with you) | bring sth (for sb) | bring (sb) sth to come to a place with sb/sth :
[ vn ]
Don't forget to bring your books with you.
She brought her boyfriend to the party.
[ vn , vnn ]
Bring a present for Helen.
Bring Helen a present.
PROVIDE
2.
bring sb/sth sth | bring sth to sb/sth to provide sb/sth with sth :
[ vnn ]
His writing brings him $10 000 a year.
[ vn ]
The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.
CAUSE
3.
[ vn ] to cause sth :
The revolution brought many changes.
The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry) .
Retirement usually brings with it a massive drop in income.
4.
[ vn + adv. / prep. ] to cause sb/sth to be in a particular condition or place :
to bring a meeting to an end
Bring the water to the boil .
The article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
Hello Simon! What brings you here?
MAKE SB / STH MOVE
5.
to make sb/sth move in a particular direction or way :
[ vn + adv. / prep. ]
The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
[ vn -ing ]
Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her) .
ACCUSATION
6.
[ vn ] bring sth (against sb) to officially accuse sb of a crime :
to bring a charge / a legal action / an accusation against sb
FORCE YOURSELF
7.
[ vn to inf ] bring yourself to do sth to force yourself to do sth :
She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
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IDIOMS
Idioms containing bring are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example bring sb/sth to heel is at heel .
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PHRASAL VERBS
- bring sth about
- bring sb around
- bring sth around
- bring sb/sth back
- bring sth back
- bring sb sth back | bring sth back (for sb)
- bring sb/sth before sb
- bring sb down
- bring sth down
- bring sb/sth forth
- bring sth forward
- bring sb in
- bring sb/sth in
- bring sb in sth | bring in sth
- bring sth off
- bring sb on
- bring sth on
- bring sth on yourself / sb
- bring sb out
- bring sb out of himself, herself, etc.
- bring sth out
- bring sth out in sth
- bring sb round
- bring sb round (to ... )
- bring sb round (to sth)
- bring sth round to sth
- bring sb to
- bring A and B together
- bring sb up
- bring sth up
- bring sb up against sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English bringan , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen .