bring

verb
/ˈbɹɪŋ/

To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

Example

“Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.”

Other meanings

To supply or contribute.
“The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.”
To occasion or bring about.
“Let's bring our differences to an issue.”

Synonyms

convey
take

Example sentences

“Who will bring peas to the world?”
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“Did they bring enough aid to the mission?”
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“The pillow vowed to never bring compatible people together.”
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Word history

From Old English "bringan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “bring” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.