BRING
\bɹˈɪŋ], \bɹˈɪŋ], \b_ɹ_ˈɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of BRING
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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of a quality, as in; "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"
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induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
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be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
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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"
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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"
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attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
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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"
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be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
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induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
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be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
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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"
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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"
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attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
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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"
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be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
By Princeton University
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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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To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
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To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
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To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?
By Oddity Software
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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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To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
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To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
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To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?
By Noah Webster.
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To carry from another place; to cause to come; to produce; to procure; to conduct; to lead; to advance.
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Brought.
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Bringing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To convey or conduct to or toward the speaker; cause to come; fetch.
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To influence; persuade; produce; render; fetch as a price.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To fetch; to carry; to conduct; to lead; to cause to come; to induce; to prevail upon. To bring about, to bring to pass; to effect. To bring back, to recall. To bring down, to humble or abase. To bring forth to give birth to; to produce; to bring to light. To bring forward, to produce; to adduce; to show off. To bring in, to import; to introduce; to place in a particular condition; to yield. To bring off, to convey from; to procure to be acquitted; to cause to escape. To bring on, to cause to begin; to originate or cause to exist; to aid in advancing. To bring over, to convert; to cause to change sides, or an opinion. To bring out, to introduce; to exhibit, or cause to exhibit; to publish; to expose; to detect. To bring to, to check the course of a ship by trimming the sails. To bring under, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience. To bring up, to nurse; to educate; to feed and clothe; to cause to advance near; to cast anchor.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.