| 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 | |
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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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