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bring

Verbs

• (v) take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  • Bring me the box from the other room
  • Take these letters to the boss
  • This brings me to the main point
  convey, take,
• (v) 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
• (v) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  • I cannot work a miracle
  • wreak havoc
  • bring comments
  • play a joke
  • The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
  make for, wreak, work, play,
• (v) go or come after and bring or take back
  • Get me those books over there, please
  • Could you bring the wine?
  • The dog fetched the hat
  fetch, get, convey,
• (v) bring into a different state
  • this may land you in jail
  land,
• (v) be accompanied by
  • Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?
• (v) advance or set forth in court
  • bring charges", "institute proceedings
  institute,
• (v) bestow a quality on
  • Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
  • The music added a lot to the play
  • She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
  • This adds a light note to the program
  contribute, lend, impart, add, bestow,
• (v) be sold for a certain price
  • The painting brought $10,000
  • The old print fetched a high price at the auction
  fetch, bring in,
• (v) attract the attention of
  • The noise and the screaming brought the curious
• (v) induce or persuade
  • The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well

Synonyms

convey take make for wreak work play fetch get land institute contribute lend impart add bestow bring in

Antonyms

bear away bear off carry away take away carry off

See also

bring forward advance land put down bring down let down lower take down get down lift elevate raise get up bring up bring on bring out produce bring together join issue publish release put out induce bring off carry off manage negociate pull off call down conjure conjure up invoke call forth arouse put forward evoke stir cut down reduce trim back trim down cut cut back trim parent nurture rear

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