01 v. t. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
imp. & p. p.
Brought; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bringing
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To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.“And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread.” — 1 Kings xvii. 11.“To France shall we convey you safe, And bring you back.” — Shak.
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To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.“There is nothing will bring you more honor . . . than to do what right in justice you may.” — Bacon.
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To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.“In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it some part of the oil of vitriol.” — Sir I. Newton.
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To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?
Phrases & compounds
To bring about —
to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.
To bring back —
To recall.
To bring by the lee —
to incline so rapidly to leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.
To bring down —
To cause to come down.
To bring down the house —
to cause tremendous applause.
To bring forth —
To produce, as young fruit.
To bring forward —
To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.
To bring home —
To bring to one's house.
To bring in —
To fetch from without; to import.
To bring off —
to bear or convey away; to clear from condemnation; to cause to escape.
To bring on —
To cause to begin.
To bring one on one's way —
to accompany, guide, or attend one.
To bring out —
to expose; to detect; to bring to light from concealment.
To bring over —
To fetch or bear across.
To bring to —
To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or life, as a fainting person.
To bring to light —
to disclose; to discover; to make clear; to reveal.
To bring a sail to —
to bend it to the yard.
To bring to pass —
to accomplish to effect.
To bring under —
to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to obedience.
To bring up —
To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.
To bring up (any one) with a round turn —
to cause (any one) to stop abruptly.
To be brought to bed —
See under Bed.