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bringverb [ T ]

uk ​ /brɪŋ/ us ​ /brɪŋ/ brought, brought

bring verb [ T ] (TOWARDS PLACE)

A2 to take or carry someone or something to a place or a person, or in the direction of the person speaking:

"Shall I bring anything to the party?" "Oh, just a bottle."
[ + two objects ] Bring me that knife/Bring that knife to me.
Can you help me bring in the shopping (= take it into the house)?
The police brought several men in for questioning (= took them to the police station because they might have been involved in a crime).
When they visit us they always bring their dog with them.

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bring verb [ T ] (CAUSE)

B1 to cause, result in, or produce a state or condition:

[ + two objects ] She's brought us so much happiness over the years.
[ + -ing verb ] The explosion brought the whole building crashing to the ground.
Several trees were brought down (= made to fall) by the storm.
The closure of the factory brought poverty to the town (= resulted in it becoming poor).
Bring the water to the boil (= make it start boiling).
She suddenly brought the interview to an end.
Her tragic story brought tears to my eyes (= made me cry).
What will the future bring for these refugees?
bring sb to sth

› to cause someone to come to a particular place or thing:

This subject brings me to the second part of the discussion.
What brings you (= why have you come) to Miami?

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Grammar

Bring, take and fetch …
BringBring means moving something or someone. The movement is either from where the listener is to where the speaker is, or from the speaker to the listener. …
TakeTake means movement with something or someone from where the speaker or listener is to a different place: …
Bring or take? …
FetchFetch means to go to another place to get something or someone and return with the thing or the person. We use it for people and things that are not here but that we need or are due to be here. We can usually use get instead of fetch: …
Bring, take and fetch: typical errors …

Idiom(s)

bring sb to book
bring sb up short
bring home the bacon
bring the house down
bring up the rear
not bring yourself to do something

Phrasal verb(s)

bring sth about
bring sb/sth along
bring sb around
bring sth back
bring sb down
bring sth down
bring sth forward
bring sth in
bring sb in
bring sth off
bring sb on
bring sth on
bring sb out
bring sth out
bring sb out in sth
bring sb round
bring sb to
bring sb/sth together
bring sb up
bring sth up

(Definition of “bring” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“bring” in American English

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bringverb [ T ]

us ​ /brɪŋ/ past tense and past participle brought /brɔt/

bring verb [ T ] (TAKE)

› to take or carry someone or something to a place or a person, or in the direction of the person speaking:

Bring me that book./Bring that book to me.
I brought my daughter to the office.
[ M ] Next time you come, bring your boyfriend along.
[ M ] It started raining, so I brought in the laundry.
This broadcast was brought to you (= paid for) by Powdermilk Biscuits.

bring verb [ T ] (CAUSE)

› 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.

bring verb [ T ] (FORCE)

› to make yourself do something that you do not want to do:

I couldn’t bring myself to disappoint her.

Idiom(s)

bring someone/something into line (with someone/something)
bring to light
bring to mind
bring something to the table

Phrasal verb(s)

bring about something
bring someone around
bring someone around
bring back something
bring back something
bring down someone
bring down something
bring forth something
bring forward something
bring forward something
bring in something
bring off something
bring on something
bring out something
bring out something
bring up someone
bring up something

(Definition of “bring” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

“bring” in Business English

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bringverb [ T ]

uk ​ /brɪŋ/ us ​ brought, brought

› to make something come to a particular place, point, or level:

Producers need to bring oil production to levels that create more stable and more sustainable oil prices.

› to create or produce a particular state or condition:

bring sth to an end/close Without warning, she suddenly brought the interview to an end.

› LAW to make or begin something as part of an official legal process:

bring a case/lawsuit/charge against sb Detectives believe they have enough evidence to bring charges against the chief financial officer.

Phrasal verb(s)

bring sth about
bring sth back
bring sth before sb/sth
bring sb/sth down
bring sth down
bring sth forward
bring sb in
bring sb/sth in
bring sth in
bring sth off
bring sth out
bring sth up

(Definition of “bring” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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