noun
- The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail. )
- usage: "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
- synonyms: delivery
verb
- Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
- usage: "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
- Cause to come into a particular state or condition.
- usage: "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
- synonyms: bring
- Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
- usage: "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
- Go or come after and bring or take back.
- usage: "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine"; "The dog fetched the hat"
- Bring into a different state.
- usage: "this may land you in jail"
- Be accompanied by.
- usage: "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner"
- synonyms: bring
- Advance or set forth in court.
- usage: "bring charges, "institute proceedings"
- Bestow a quality on.
- usage: "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"
- Be sold for a certain price.
- usage: "The painting brought $10, 000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
- Attract the attention of.
- usage: "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
- synonyms: bring
- Induce or persuade.
- usage: "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
- synonyms: bring
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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