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bring.

To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɹɪŋ//ˈbɹɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

    ditransitive · transitive
    Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
  2. To supply or contribute.

    figuratively · transitive
    The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
  3. To occasion or bring about.

    transitive
    Let's bring our differences to an issue.
    The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
  4. To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.

    transitive
  5. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.

  6. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.

    What does coal bring per ton?
  7. To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.

    The closer Jones can really bring it.
  8. To move a piece into a more active position, esp. to initially develop it.

    You want to bring the rook and then start pushing your pawns.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną (“to bring”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-, possibly based on *bʰer-. Compare Scots bring, West Frisian bringe, Low German brengen, Dutch brengen, Afrikaans bring, German bringen; also Welsh hebrwng (“to bring, lead”), Tocharian B pränk- (“to take away; restrain oneself, hold back”), Latvian brankti (“lying close”), Lithuanian branktas (“whiffletree”).

intj/ʙɹɪŋ//ˈbɹɪŋ//ˈbɹɪŋɡ/Midlands, Northern-England
  1. The sound of a telephone ringing.

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