bring
/brɪŋ/ v [T] (past tense and past participle brought /brɔt/) (CAUSE)Definition
› to cause, result in, or produce a state: The rain brought some relief from this heat. The explosion brought the building crashing to the ground. What brings you here? Prosecutors brought charges against the program’s director. Funding cuts brought an end to the project. Wicks brought her to the attention of a movie producer.
(Definition of bring v (CAUSE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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