bring
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
How often you will meet it
Rank 416 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 48,224 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.023% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- take something or somebody with oneself somewhere also: convey, take Bring me the box from the other roomTake these letters to the boss
- cause to come into a particular state or condition Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competencebring water to the boiling point
- cause to happen or to occur as a consequence also: work, play, wreak, make for I cannot work a miraclewreak havoc
- go or come after and bring or take back also: get, convey, fetch Get me those books over there, pleaseCould you bring the wine?
- bring into a different state also: land this may land you in jail
- be accompanied by Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?
bring in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The young ladies who bring back the Trains.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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For behold I bring you glad tidings Of great joy.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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They neither bring ruin upon others, nor ever receive it from alien hands.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Xury said, he would take one of the jars and bring me some.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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On the contrary, the news I bring gives me reason to expect much from his favor.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1