bring

🇺🇸 /brɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /brɪŋ/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP500Oxford3000CEFR-A2
verb
A1

to take someone or something to a place

Please bring your book to class tomorrow.

A2

to give or show something to someone

He will bring us the report after lunch.

A2

to cause something to happen

The new law will bring many changes to our city.

B1

to cause someone or something to be in a certain state

The accident brought him to the hospital for treatment.

B1

to move to the next point in speaking or writing

This brings me to my main question about the project.

R

to make someone or something move in a certain way

The loud noise brought everyone running to see what happened.

R

to start a legal case against someone

The company decided to bring a lawsuit against their competitor.

R

to make yourself do something difficult

She couldn't bring herself to tell him the bad news.

translation

v. to take someone or something to a place; to give or show something to someone; to cause something to happen; to cause someone or something to be in a certain state; to move to the next point in speaking or writing; to make someone or something move in a certain way; to start a legal case against someone; to make yourself do something difficult

Word Forms

3rd Present brings
Past brought
Perfect brought
Progressive bringing