bring
/brɪŋ/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To take someone or something with you to the place where you are going or where someone is.
Don't forget to bring a jacket. It gets cold at night.
To cause something to happen or to exist.
The new park has brought more families to the neighborhood.
How it's used
When this means “both orders are common”
- bring + person + thing / bring + thing + to + person
Can you bring me a glass of water? / Bring the file to Sam.
When this means “take something along”
- bring + thing + with you
Bring your ID with you.
When this means “says what something causes”
- bring + noun (result)
Spring brings warmer weather.
When this means “mention a subject”
- bring up + topic / bring + topic + up
She brought the idea up at the meeting.
Collocations
- bring lunch
- bring a friend
- bring home
- bring back
- bring change
- bring joy
- bring bad luck
- bring up a topic
Antonyms
- take away
- leave behind
Idioms
bring to mind
to make someone remember or think of something
This song brings to mind my first summer job.