Dictionary entry details
• BRING (verb)
Meaning:
Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bring; convey; take
Context examples:
Bring me the box from the other room / Take these letters to the boss / This brings me to the main point
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)
"Bring" entails doing...:
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring"):
land (bring ashore)
carry; channel; conduct; convey; transmit (transmit or serve as the medium for transmission)
whisk (move somewhere quickly)
tube (convey in a tube)
bring back; return; take back (bring back to the point of departure)
ferry (transport from one place to another)
transit (cause or enable to pass through)
fetch (take away or remove)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sentence examples:
They bring the food to the people
They bring the people the food
Also:
bring down (move something or somebody to a lower position)
bring down (cause to come to the ground)
bring forward (cause to move forward)
bring on; bring out (bring onto the market or release)
bring up (raise from a lower to a higher position)
Meaning:
Cause to come into a particular state or condition
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context examples:
Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence / bring water to the boiling point
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Also:
bring out (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale)
bring together (cause to become joined or linked)
Meaning:
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
make for; wreak; bring; work; play
Context examples:
I cannot work a miracle / wreak havoc / bring comments / play a joke / The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Also:
bring up (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic)
bring on (cause to arise)
bring off (be successful; achieve a goal)
Meaning:
Go or come after and bring or take back
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
fetch; bring; get; convey
Context examples:
Get me those books over there, please / Could you bring the wine? / The dog fetched the hat
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
channel; channelise; channelize; transfer; transmit; transport (send from one person or place to another)
"Bring" entails doing...:
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring"):
retrieve (run after, pick up, and bring to the master)
deliver (bring to a destination, make a delivery)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
take away (remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state)
Meaning:
Bring into a different state
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
land; bring
Context example:
this may land you in jail
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Also:
bring down (cut down on; make a reduction in)
bring up (bring up)
Meaning:
Be accompanied by
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?
"Bring" entails doing...:
come; come up (move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Bestow a quality on
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
contribute; lend; impart; add; bestow; bring
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring"):
instill; transfuse (impart gradually)
tinsel (impart a cheap brightness to)
throw in (add as an extra or as a gratuity)
Sentence frames:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Meaning:
Advance or set forth in court
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
institute; bring
Context examples:
bring charges / institute proceedings
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Be sold for a certain price
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
fetch; bring in; bring
Context examples:
The painting brought $10,000 / The old print fetched a high price at the auction
"Bring" entails doing...:
change hands; change owners (be transferred to another owner)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Attract the attention of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Context example:
The noise and the screaming brought the curious
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
attract; draw; draw in; pull; pull in (direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Induce or persuade
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well
Hypernyms (to "bring" is one way to...):
cause; get; have; induce; make; stimulate (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They bring him to write the letter
