bring

verbs

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"
bring, convey, take
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bring forward
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bring down
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bring down
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bring up
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bring on
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bring out
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"
bring
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bring together
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bring out
is a type of (narrower)
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify
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"
bring, make for, play, work, wreak
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bring on
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bring off
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bring up
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"
bring, convey, fetch, get
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take away
bring into a different state
"this may land you in jail"
bring, land
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bring down
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bring up
be accompanied by
"Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
bring
verb group
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"
bring, convey, take
entails
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
"He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
come, come up
advance or set forth in court
"bring charges", "institute proceedings"
bring, institute
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"
add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend
be sold for a certain price
"The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
bring, bring in, fetch
attract the attention of
"The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
bring
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induce or persuade
"The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
bring
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direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
"Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in
induce or persuade
"The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
bring
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attract the attention of
"The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
bring
is a type of (narrower)
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
"The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate