Bring Brought Somebody/Something Brɪŋ Books Place Make Verb

• don't forget to bring your books with you.
• can we bring the children?
• she brought her boyfriend to the party.
• bring a present for helen.

bring

Verb Forms

1. to come to a place with somebody/something
• Don't forget to bring your books with you.
• Can we bring the children?
• She brought her boyfriend to the party.
• Bring a present for Helen.
• Bring Helen a present.

Extra Examples

• Did you bring anything back with you?
• I brought a couple of things from home to brighten the place up.
• I've brought something to show you.
• Remember to bring your books with you.
• The ferries brought tourists in their hundreds.
2. to give or provide somebody/something with something
• They brought us some good news.
• We'll bring you the election results as soon as we have them.
• His writing brings him $10 000 a year.
• The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.

Extra Examples

• The novel took her eight years to write and brought her instant fame.
• We're itching to bring you stories that will intrigue, inspire and stimulate you.
3. to cause something
• The revolution brought many changes.
• The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry).
• Retirement often brings with it a massive drop in income.
4. to cause somebody/something to be in a particular condition or place
• to bring a meeting to an end
• to bring an end to the conflict
• No one has worked harder to bring peace to the region.
• Bring the water to the boil.
• They have taken on six more staff, bringing the total to 45.
• The issue was only brought to my attention this morning.
• Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
• His travels brought him into contact with many famous artists.
• Publication of the article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
• Hello Simon! What brings you here?
5. used to move a speech or piece of writing on from one point to the next
• This brings me to the second point I'd like to make:…
6. to make somebody/something move in a particular direction or way
• The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
• Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her).
7. to start legal action against somebody/something; to make somebody/something answer a case in court
• to bring charges/legal action/proceedings against somebody
• The decision comes in a case brought by the residents of a small town in Alabama.
8. to force yourself to do something
• She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
9. to make a great effort and perform well
• We'll show you how Canada brings it!
10. used to express confidence about a challenge
• We've trained hard and we're ready. Bring it on!

Word Origin

• Old English bringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen.