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Bring definition

Bring is a verb meaning "take something or somebody with oneself somewhere." It has 11 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
verb
Syllables
1
Letters
5
How common
Everyday word

Bring as a verb

  1. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

    "Bring me the box from the other room"

    Same sense: take, convey

  2. cause to come into a particular state or condition

    "bring water to the boiling point"

  3. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

    "bring comments"

    Same sense: make for, work, play, wreak

  4. go or come after and bring or take back

    "Could you bring the wine?"

    Same sense: get, convey, fetch

  5. bring into a different state

    Same sense: land

  6. be accompanied by

    "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"

  7. advance or set forth in court

    "bring charges"

    Same sense: institute

  8. bestow a quality on

    "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"

    Same sense: add, contribute, lend, impart, bestow

  9. be sold for a certain price

    Same sense: bring in, fetch

  10. attract the attention of

  11. induce or persuade

Synonyms and antonyms

Opposite: take away.

All synonyms of bring, sense by sense

How to say bring

Bring has 1 syllable and rhymes with thing. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with bring

BRING in word games

Scrabble
8
Words With Friends
11
Anagrams
0

Is BRING a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check BRING in the word checker, or unscramble BRING to see the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.