bring
To take a person or thing with you to another place.
To carry or take someone or something with you to the place where you are going.
To make something start or happen.
To make something happen, occur, or come into existence.
To take or guide someone to a place or condition.
To cause someone to arrive at a place or reach a particular situation or state.
To make someone feel a certain way.
To cause someone to feel a particular emotion or mood.
To show or talk about something so people can think about it.
To present something such as an idea, topic, or proposal for attention, discussion, or action.
- Base: bring
- 3rd Person Singular: brings
- Present Participle: bringing
- Past: brought
- Past Participle: brought
- Irregular past: brought Verb
- Irregular past participle: brought Verb
bring along
1Take with you somewhere
To take someone or something with you when you go somewhere.
- I brought along my camera for the trip.
- Feel free to bring along a friend.
bring back
1Return something or revive memory/state
To return something, or make someone remember something from the past.
- Please bring back the book when you're done.
- This song brings back memories of my childhood.
bring down
1Reduce, defeat, or sadden someone/something
To make something lower, remove from power, or make someone feel sad.
- We need to bring down prices.
- The scandal brought down the government.
- Losing the game really brought him down.
bring up
1Mention a topic for discussion
To start talking about a subject.
- She brought up the issue of working hours.
- Don't bring up politics at dinner.
bring about
1Cause something to happen
To make something happen, especially change.
- The new manager brought about many changes in the company.
- The new manager brought about many improvements.
- His speech brought about a shift in public opinion.
- His speech brought about a change in public opinion.