Bring

English Meaning

To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.

1. To carry, convey, lead, or cause to go along to another place: brought enough money with me.
2. To carry as an attribute or contribution: You bring many years of experience to your new post.
3. To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location: bring the water to a boil; brought the meeting to a close.
4. To persuade; induce: The defendant's testimony brought others to confess.
5. To get the attention of; attract: Smoke and flames brought the neighbors.
6. To cause to occur as a consequence or concomitant: Floods brought destruction to the valley. For many, the fall brings hayfever.
7. To cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: This music brings back memories.
8. Law To advance or set forth (charges) in a court.
9. To sell for: a portrait that brought a million dollars.
10. around To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action.
11. around To cause to recover consciousness.
12. bring down To cause to fall or collapse.
13. bring down To kill.
14. bring forth To give rise to; produce: plants bringing forth fruit.
15. bring forth To give birth to (young).
16. bring forward To present; produce: bring forward proof.
17. bring forward Accounting To carry (a sum) from one page or column to another.
18. bring in Law To give or submit (a verdict) to a court.
19. bring in To produce, yield, or earn (profits or income).
20. bring off To accomplish: bring off a successful advertising campaign.
21. bring on To cause to appear: brought on the dessert.
22. bring out To reveal or expose: brought out the facts.
23. bring out To introduce (a debutante) to society.
24. bring out To produce or publish: bring out a new book.
25. bring out To nurture and develop (a quality, for example) to best advantage: You bring out the best in me.
26. bring to To cause to recover consciousness.
27. bring to Nautical To cause (a ship) to turn into the wind or come to a stop.
28. bring up To take care of and educate (a child); rear.
29. bring up To introduce into discussion; mention.
30. bring up To vomit.
31. bring up To cause to come to a sudden stop.
32. bring down the house To win overwhelming approval from an audience.
33. bring home To make perfectly clear: a lecture that brought home several important points.
34. bring home the bacon To earn a living, especially for a family.
35. bring home the bacon To achieve desired results; have success.
36. bring to bear To exert; apply: bring pressure to bear on the student's parents.
37. bring to bear To put (something) to good use: "All of one's faculties are brought to bear in an effort to become fully incorporated into the landscape” ( Barry Lopez).
38. bring to light To reveal or disclose: brought the real facts to light.
39. bring to mind To cause to be remembered: Thoughts of fishing brought to mind our youth.
40. bring to (one's) knees To reduce to a position of subservience or submission.
41. bring to terms To force (another) to agree.
42. bring up the rear To be the last in a line or sequence.