bring
(verb, interjection)
interjection
1. The sound of a telephone ringing.
verb
1. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- Bring me the box from the other room
- This brings me to the main point
Definition categories: motion, carry, transport
2. cause to come into a particular state or condition
- bring water to the boiling point
Definition categories: contact, alter, change, modify
3. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
- bring comments
Similar word(s): play, work, wreak
Definition categories: creation, create, make
4. go or come after and bring or take back
- Could you bring the wine?
Similar word(s): convey, fetch, get
Definition categories: contact, channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport
5. bring into a different state
Similar word(s): land
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
6. be accompanied by
- Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?
Definition categories: contact
7. advance or set forth in court
- bring charges
Similar word(s): institute
Definition categories: creation, create, make
8. bestow a quality on
- She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
Similar word(s): add, bestow, contribute, impart, lend
Definition categories: possession, alter, change, modify
9. be sold for a certain price
Similar word(s): fetch
Definition categories: possession
10. attract the attention of
Definition categories: emotion, attract, draw, pull
11. induce or persuade
Definition categories: communication, cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
Sentences with bring as a verb:
- Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
- What does coal bring per ton?
- The closer Jones can really bring it.