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)

  1. (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
    • Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
    • The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
  3. (transitive) To occasion or bring about.
    • The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
  4. (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
  5. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
  6. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
    • What does coal bring per ton?
  7. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
    • The closer Jones can really bring it.

Conjugation

infinitive (to) bring
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.

  • Past brang and past participle brung and broughten forms are sometimes used in some dialects, especially in informal speech.

Derived terms

Terms derived from "bring"

Translations


Interjection

bring

  1. The sound of a telephone ringing.

bring - Afrikaans

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /brəŋ/

Verb

bring (present bring, present participle bringende, past participle gebring)

  1. (transitive) to bring; to deliver
  2. (transitive) to take; to lead (to another place)
    • Bring asseblief hierdie borde kombuis toe.
      • Please, take these dishes to the kitchen.

Derived terms

  • uitbring
  • wegbring

bring - Danish

Verb

bring

  1. imperative of bringe

bring - Garo

Noun

bring

  1. jungle, forest

bring - German

Verb

bring

  1. imperative singular of bringen

bring - Middle English

Verb

bring

  1. Alternative form of bryngen

bring - North Frisian

Verb

bring

  1. (Föhr-Amrum), (Heligoland) to bring

Conjugation

infinitive I bring
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 brangst 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 heest broocht 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

  1. 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)

  1. To bring.
Meaning and Definition of bring
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