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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Bring \Bring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brought; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bringing.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian,
D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth.
briggan.]
1. 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.
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And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her,
and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread.
--1 Kings
xvii. 11.
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To France shall we convey you safe,
And bring you back. --Shak.
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2. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to
make to come; to produce; to draw to.
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There is nothing will bring you more honor . . .
than to do what right in justice you may. --Bacon.
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3. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
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In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it
some part of the oil of vitriol. --Sir I.
Newton.
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4. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
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It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do
not easily bring themselves to it. --Locke.
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The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him
to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is
brought to reflect on them. --Locke.
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5. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what
does coal bring per ton?
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To bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.
To bring back.
(a) To recall.
(b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.
To bring by the lee (Naut.), to incline so rapidly to
leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to
bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying
the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.
To bring down.
(a) To cause to come down.
(b) To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.
To bring down the house, to cause tremendous applause.
[Colloq.]
To bring forth.
(a) To produce, as young fruit.
(b) To bring to light; to make manifest.
To bring forward
(a) To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.
(b) To hasten; to promote; to forward.
(c) To propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments.
To bring home.
(a) To bring to one's house.
(b) To prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of
treason.
(c) To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal
experience.
(d) (Naut.) To lift of its place, as an anchor.
To bring in.
(a) To fetch from without; to import.
(b) To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.
(c) To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other
body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a
report.
(d) To take to an appointed place of deposit or
collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a
specified object.
(e) To produce, as income.
(f) To induce to join.
To bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from
condemnation; to cause to escape.
To bring on.
(a) To cause to begin.
(b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a
disease.
To bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend
one.
To bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from
concealment.
To bring over.
(a) To fetch or bear across.
(b) To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to
change sides or an opinion.
To bring to.
(a) To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or
life, as a fainting person.
(b) (Naut.) To check the course of, as of a ship, by
dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so
as to keep her nearly stationary (she is then said to
lie to).
(c) To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her
course.
(d) To apply a rope to the capstan.
To bring to light, to disclose; to discover; to make clear;
to reveal.
To bring a sail to (Naut.), to bend it to the yard.
To bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. ``Trust also in
Him; and He shall bring it to pass.'' --Ps. xxxvii. 5.
To bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to
obedience.
To bring up.
(a) To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.
(b) To cause to stop suddenly.
(c)
Note: [v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop
suddenly; to come to a standstill. [Colloq.]
To bring up (any one) with a round turn, to cause (any one)
to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
To be brought to bed. See under Bed.
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Syn: To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import;
procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Bring \Bring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brought; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bringing.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian,
D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth.
briggan.]
1. 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.
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her,
and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread.
--1 Kings
xvii. 11.
To France shall we convey you safe, And bring you
back. --Shak.
2. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to
make to come; to produce; to draw to.
There is nothing will bring you more honor . . .
than to do what right in justice you may. --Bacon.
3. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it
some part of the oil of vitriol. --Sir I.
Newton.
4. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do
not easily bring themselves to it. --Locke.
The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him
to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is
brought to reflect on them. --Locke.
5. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what
does coal bring per ton?
To bring about, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.
To bring back.
(a) To recall.
(b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.
To bring by the lee (Naut.), to incline so rapidly to
leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to
bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying
the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.
To bring down.
(a) To cause to come down.
(b) To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.
To bring down the house, to cause tremendous applause.
[Colloq.]
To bring forth.
(a) To produce, as young fruit.
(b) To bring to light; to make manifest.
To bring forward
(a) To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.
(b) To hasten; to promote; to forward.
(c) To propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments.
To bring home.
(a) To bring to one's house.
(b) To prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of
treason.
(c) To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal
experience.
(d) (Naut.) To lift of its place, as an anchor.
To bring in.
(a) To fetch from without; to import.
(b) To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.
(c) To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other
body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a
report.
(d) To take to an appointed place of deposit or
collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a
specified object.
(e) To produce, as income.
(f) To induce to join.
To bring off, to bear or convey away; to clear from
condemnation; to cause to escape.
To bring on.
(a) To cause to begin.
(b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a
disease.
To bring one on one's way, to accompany, guide, or attend
one.
To bring out, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from
concealment.
To bring over.
(a) To fetch or bear across.
(b) To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to
change sides or an opinion.
To bring to.
(a) To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or
life, as a fainting person.
(b) (Naut.) To check the course of, as of a ship, by
dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so
as to keep her nearly stationary (she is then said to
lie to).
(c) To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her
course.
(d) To apply a rope to the capstan.
To bring to light, to disclose; to discover; to make clear;
to reveal.
To bring a sail to (Naut.), to bend it to the yard.
To bring to pass, to accomplish to effect. ``Trust also in
Him; and He shall bring it to pass.'' --Ps. xxxvii. 5.
To bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to
obedience.
To bring up.
(a) To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.
(b) To cause to stop suddenly.
(c)
Note: [v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop
suddenly; to come to a standstill. [Colloq.]
To bring up (any one) with a round turn, to cause (any one)
to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]
To be brought to bed. See under Bed.
Syn: To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import;
procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
bring
v 1: 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" [syn: convey,
take]
2: 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"
3: 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" [syn: work, play, wreak, make for]
4: 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" [syn: get, convey, fetch] [ant: take
away]
5: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
[syn: land]
6: be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
7: 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" [syn: lend, impart, bestow,
contribute, add]
8: avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute
proceedings" [syn: institute]
9: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000";
"The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn:
fetch, bring in]
10: attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming
brought the curious"
11: induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused
brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
[also: brought]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
brought
See bring
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
brought
vb.
(infl of en bring ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
brought
vb.
(infl of en bring ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
brought
vb.
(infl of en bring ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
brought
vb.
(infl of en bring ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
brought
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm b rought impperf=bring)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
brought
Engelska a.
(avledning en bring ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb bring)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Brought /bɹˈɔːt/
أحضر
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
přinesený
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
přinesen
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
přinesl
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
přivezl
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
přivedl
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
besorgt, sich geholt, herbeigeschafft, herangeschafft, gebracht
Synonym: got
see: bring sth., get (hold of) sth., bringing, getting, Let's get some coffee!, Bring the gym to your home.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bring /bɹˈɪŋ/ (brought /bɹˈɔːt/ <>, brought /bɹˈɔːt/ <>)
bewirken, nach sich ziehen
see: bringing, brought
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
bewirkt, nach sich gezogen
see: bring, bringing
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
bring sth. to sb. /bɹˈɪŋ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ tʊ ˌɛsbˈiː/ (brought /bɹˈɔːt/ <>, brought /bɹˈɔːt/ <>)
jdn./etw. bringen, herbringen
Synonym: bring sb./sth.
see: bringing, bringing to, brought, brought to, he/she brings, I/he/she would bring, Bring me those scissors., Bring those scissors to me., I'll bring you another drink., I'll bring another drink to you., Bring me the tools, will you?
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
gebracht, hergebracht
"I/he/she brought" - ich/er/sie brachte
"he/she has/had brought" - er/sie hat/hatte gebracht
"The waitress brought the menu and the wine list." - Die Kellnerin brachte die Speise- und die Weinkarte.
Synonym: brought to
see: bring sb./sth., bring sth. to sb., bringing, bringing to, he/she brings, I/he/she would bring, Bring me those scissors., Bring those scissors to me., I'll bring you another drink., I'll bring another drink to you., Bring me the tools, will you?
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
gebracht, beschert, verschafft
Synonyms: brought to, given
see: bring sb. sth., bring sth. to sb./sth., give sb. sth., bringing, bringing to, giving, brings, brought, What can bring peace to this region?, What will the future bring?, The tablets will bring you some relief.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
brachte, bescherte, verschaffte
see: bring sb. sth., bring sth. to sb./sth., give sb. sth., bringing, bringing to, giving, brought, brought to, given, brings, What can bring peace to this region?, What will the future bring?, The tablets will bring you some relief.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
hereingeführt
Synonym: lead
see: lead/bring sb., leading, bringing
Note: in/into
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
mitgebracht, angeschleppt
"She brought her niece with her to the reception." - Sie brachte ihre Nichte zum Empfang mit.
"She brought her niece along to the reception." - Sie brachte ihre Nichte zum Empfang mit.
"He brought his girlfriend home to meet his parents." - Er brachte seine Freundin mit nach Hause, um sie seinen Eltern vorzustellen.
"Has he brought the CDs with him from the library?" - Hat er die CDs von der Bücherei mitgebracht?
Synonyms: brought with you, brought along
see: bring sth., bring sb./sth. with you, bring along sb./sth., bringing, bringing with you, bringing along, brings along, brought along, I'll bring drinks (with me)., Is it okay if I bring a friend to the party?, Bring me the memory stick when you come.
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
έφερα
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
donesen, donešen, donijela, donijeti, donosi, donositi, doveli, dovesti, dovodi, dovodili, dovoditi, stizao, stizati
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
brought /brɔːt/
past ir pII žr. bring
See also: bring
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
brought /bɹˈɔːt/
1. (bak.) bring.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈbɹɔt/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 带来,使得;
vbl. 带来,使得;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vbl. 带来,使得
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