bring
See also: bRing
bring - English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈbɹɪŋ/
Verb
bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringing, simple past and past participle brought)
- (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
- (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
- The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
- (transitive) To occasion or bring about.
- The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
- (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
- To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
- To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
- What does coal bring per ton?
- (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
- The closer Jones can really bring it.
Conjugation
infinitive | (to) bring | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | bring | brought, brang*, bringed** | |
2nd-person singular | bring, bringest† | brought, brang*, bringed**, broughtest† | |
3rd-person singular | brings, bringeth† | brought, brang*, bringed** | |
plural | bring | ||
subjunctive | bring | brought, brang*, bringed** | |
imperative | bring | — | |
participles | bringing | brought, brung*, broughten*, bringed** |
†Archaic or obsolete. * Dialectal. ** Nonstandard.
Derived terms
Terms derived from "bring"
- April showers bring May flowers
- bring a knife to a gunfight
- bring about
- bring an end to
- bring around
- bring back
- bring centre
- bring coals to Newcastle
- bring down
- bring down a notch
- bring down a peg
- bring down the curtain
- bring down the hammer
- bring down the house
- bring down to size
- bring forth
- bring forward
- bring forwards
- bring home
- bring home the bacon
- bring in
- bring into line
- bring into play
- bring it
- bring it on
- bring it weak
- bring low
- bring off
- bring on
- bring one's arse to an anchor
- bring one's own hide to market
- bring oneself to
- bring out
- bring out in a rash
- bring over
- bring owls to Athens
- bring round
- bring sand to the beach
- bring the curtain down
- bring the house down
- bring the lumber
- bring the wood
- bring to
- bring to a boil
- bring to a head
- bring to an end
- bring to bear
- bring to bed
- bring to book
- bring to heel
- bring to justice
- bring to life
- bring to light
- bring to mind
- bring to naught
- bring to nought
- bring to one's knees
- bring to order
- bring to pass
- bring to terms
- bring to the hammer
- bring to the party
- bring to the table
- bring together
- bring under
- bring up
- bring up against
- bring up short
- bring up the rear
- bring up to
- bring upon
- bring-and-braai
- bring-and-buy
- bring-and-buy sale
- bring-in
- forthbring
- fullbring
- inbring
- outbring
Translations
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Interjection
bring
- The sound of a telephone ringing.
bring - Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- breng (archaic)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /brəŋ/
Verb
bring (present bring, present participle bringende, past participle gebring)
- (transitive) to bring; to deliver
- (transitive) to take; to lead (to another place)
- Bring asseblief hierdie borde kombuis toe.
- Please, take these dishes to the kitchen.
- Bring asseblief hierdie borde kombuis toe.
Derived terms
- uitbring
- wegbring
bring - Danish
Verb
bring
- imperative of bringe
bring - Garo
Noun
bring
bring - German
Verb
bring
- imperative singular of bringen
bring - Middle English
Verb
bring
- Alternative form of bryngen
bring - North Frisian
Verb
bring
- (Föhr-Amrum), (Heligoland) to bring
Conjugation
infinitive I | bring | |
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infinitive II | tu bringen | |
past participle | broocht | |
imperative singular | bring | |
imperative plural | bring'em | |
present | past | |
1st-person singular | ik bring | ik broocht |
2nd-person singular | dü brangst | dü broochst |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at brangt | hi/hat/at broocht |
1st-person dual | wat bring | wat broocht |
2nd-person dual | jat bring | jat broocht |
1st-person plural | wi bring | wi broocht |
2nd-person plural | jam bring | jam broocht |
3rd-person plural | jo bring | jo broocht |
perfect | pluperfect | |
1st-person singular | ik haa broocht | ik hed broocht |
2nd-person singular | dü heest broocht | dü hedst broocht |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at hee broocht | hi/hat/at hed broocht |
1st-person dual | wat haa broocht | wat hed broocht |
2nd-person dual | jat haa broocht | jat hed broocht |
1st-person plural | wi haa broocht | wi hed broocht |
2nd-person plural | jam haa broocht | jam hed broocht |
3rd-person plural | jo haa broocht | jo hed broocht |
future (skel) | future (wel) | |
1st-person singular | ik skal bring | ik wal bring |
2nd-person singular | dü skääl bring | dü wääl bring |
3rd-person singular | hi/hat/at skal bring | hi/hat/at wal bring |
1st-person dual | wat skel bring | wat wel bring |
2nd-person dual | jat skel bring | jat wel bring |
1st-person plural | wi skel bring | wi wel bring |
2nd-person plural | jam skel bring | jam wel bring |
3rd-person plural | jo skel bring | jo wel bring |
bring - Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
bring
- imperative of bringe
bring - Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA: /brɪŋ/
Verb
bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringin, simple past brocht, past participle brocht)
- To bring.