VERB | motion | bring, convey, take | take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
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contact | bring | cause to come into a particular state or condition | |
creation | bring, work, play, wreak, make for | cause to happen / happen or to occur as a consequence | |
contact | bring, get, convey, fetch | go or come after and bring or take back | |
change | bring, land | bring into a different state | |
contact | bring | be accompanied by | |
creation | bring, institute | advance or set forth in court | |
possession | bring, lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add | bestow a quality on | |
possession | bring, fetch, bring in | be sold for a certain price | |
emotion | bring | attract the attention of | |
communication | bring | induce or persuade |
Sounds | brih'ng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Model | They bring the food to the people; They bring the people the food | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | convey, take | |
Entails | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
Narrower | ferry | transport / transport from one place to another |
fetch | take away or remove | |
impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel | Transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | |
land | Bring ashore | |
return, take back, bring back | bring back to the point of departure | |
transit | Cause or enable to pass through | |
tube | convey in a tube | |
whisk | Move somewhere quickly | |
Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
See also | bring down | cause to come to the ground |
bring down | move something or somebody to a lower position | |
bring forward | cause to move forward | |
bring on, bring out | bring onto the market or release | |
bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position | |
Similar to | bring, get, convey, fetch | go or come after and bring or take back |
bring | Be accompanied by | |
Spanish | acarrear, copar, llevar, portar, tomar, traer, transportar | |
Catalan | copar, dur, portar, traginar, transportar |
Meaning | Cause to come into a particular state or condition. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "bring water to the boiling point" | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
See also | bring out | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale |
Spanish | causar, producir, provocar | |
Catalan | causar, produir, provocar |
Meaning | Cause to happen / happen or to occur as a consequence. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "bring comments" | |
Synonyms | work, play, wreak, make for | |
Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
See also | bring off | be successful |
bring on | cause to arise | |
bring up | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic | |
Similar to | work, act | Have an effect or outcome |
Spanish | provocar, traer |
Meaning | go or come after and bring or take back. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "Could you bring the wine?" | |
Synonyms | get, convey, fetch | |
Entails | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
Narrower | deliver | Bring to a destination, make a delivery |
retrieve | Run after, pick up, and bring to the master | |
retrieve | Go for and bring back | |
Broader | transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise | Send from one person or place to another |
Opposite | take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off | Remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state |
Similar to | bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
Spanish | acercar, coger, llevar, portar, traer | |
Catalan | agafar, dur, portar, transportar |
Meaning | Bring into a different state. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | land | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
See also | bring down | cut down on |
bring up | bring up | |
Spanish | llevar | |
Catalan | portar |
Meaning | Be accompanied by. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" | |
Entails | come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
Similar to | bring, convey, take | Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere |
Spanish | llevar, traer | |
Catalan | dur, portar |
Meaning | Advance or set forth in court. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "bring charges", "institute proceedings" | |
Synonym | institute | |
Broader | make, create | make or cause to be or to become |
Spanish | establecer, implantar, instituir | |
Catalan | implantar, instaurar, instituir |
Meaning | bestow a quality on. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Example | "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings" | |
Synonyms | lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add | |
Narrower | factor | Be a contributing factor |
instill, transfuse | Impart gradually | |
throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity | |
tinsel | Impart a cheap brightness to | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | aportar, conceder, contribuir, otorgar, propiciar | |
Catalan | aportar, contribuir, donar |
Meaning | Be sold for a certain price. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | fetch, bring in | |
Entails | change hands, change owners | Be transferred to another owner |
Spanish | alcanzar, vender por |
Meaning | attract the attention of. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
Broader | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
Similar to | bring | induce or persuade |
Meaning | induce or persuade. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | They bring him to write the letter | |
Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
Similar to | bring | attract the attention of |
Spanish | convencer, persuadir |
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