Bring meaning

What does “bring” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“bring” is a verb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.

bring

verb

  1. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

    “Bring me the box from the other room”

    “Take these letters to the boss”

    Synonymsconveytake
  2. cause to come into a particular state or condition

    “Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence”

    “bring water to the boiling point”

  3. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

    “I cannot work a miracle”

    “wreak havoc”

  4. go or come after and bring or take back

    “Get me those books over there, please”

    “Could you bring the wine?”

    Oppositestake away
  5. bring into a different state

    “this may land you in jail”

    Synonymsland
  6. be accompanied by

    “Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?”

  7. advance or set forth in court

    “bring charges”

    “institute proceedings”

    Synonymsinstitute
  8. bestow a quality on

    “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”

    “The music added a lot to the play”

  9. be sold for a certain price

    “The painting brought $10,000”

    “The old print fetched a high price at the auction”

  10. attract the attention of

    “The noise and the screaming brought the curious”

  11. induce or persuade

    “The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University