BRING

v. 1 carry, bear, fetch, get, take; deliver Don't forget to bring some wine home for dinner tonight 2 lead, conduct, convey; escort, invite, accompany The road brought me to your house You can bring anyone you like to the party. 3 draw, attract, lure, allure What brings you to London? 4 carry, bear, convey; report She brought word of the uprising 5 bring on, bring about, occasion, give rise to, be the source or cause of, create, cause, engender, produce; contribute to The thought of his mother brought tears to his eyes 6 institute, advance; invoke She is bringing charges against him for slander 7 bring about. occasion, cause, bring on, accomplish, effect, achieve, produce The government has brought about changes in the health service 8 bring down. a overthrow, depose, oust, unseat, dethrone, overturn, topple A military faction has brought down the government b reduce, lessen, diminish, cut (back or down) The chancellor promised to bring down taxes in the next budget 9 bring forth. a bear, give birth to, produce; yield The kangaroo brings forth young less than an inch in size b set forth, bring out or in or up, introduce, present, produce, put out, submit, offer, advance Mr Hanson has brought forth a new sales plan 10 bring in. a earn, yield, produce, realize, fetch, return, sell for Advertising brings in more revenue than subscriptions b See def. 15, below. 11 bring off. succeed (in), carry out, achieve, accomplish, do, carry out or off, perform, succeed, pull off; Colloq put over Do you really think she'll be able to bring off her masquerade? 12 bring on a produce, put on, introduce, bring in When the children in the audience began to get restless, they brought on the clowns b induce, produce, occasion, bring about Eating strawberries brought on a rash 13 bring out. a display, feature, focus on, illuminate, set off, make noticeable or conspicuous, emphasize, develop The colour of the dress brings out the blue of your eyes b publish, issue, release, make known or public, produce; put on, stage They've brought out a new edition of Dickens's works 14 bring round or around. a revive, resuscitate, bring to; restore The smelling salts brought her round when she fainted b persuade, win over, convince, influence Can he be brought round to our way of thinking? 15 bring up a rear, raise, care for, look after, nurture, breed; educate, teach, train, tutor She has brought up six children on her own b introduce, broach, bring in, raise, pen (up), set forth, mention, touch on, talk about, discuss; reintroduce, recall Why bring up irrelevant matters like his age? c raise, elevate So far, they have brought up only three survivors from the mine d vomit, throw up, regurgitate, disgorge He woke up feeling sick and brought up most of the previous night's meal