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bring > 11 senses
VERB	1	bring, convey, take	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
	2	bring	Cause to come into a particular state or condition
	3	bring, work, play, wreak, make for	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
	4	bring, get, convey, fetch	Go or come after and bring or take back
	5	bring, land	Bring into a different state
	6	bring	Be accompanied by
	7	bring, lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add	Bestow a quality on
	8	bring, institute	Advance or set forth in court
	9	bring, fetch, bring in	Be sold for a certain price
	10	bring	Attract the attention of
	11	bring	Induce or persuade

bring > pronunciation
Sounds	brih'ng
Rhymes	abducting, abiding, abounding, and 2057 more rhymes in ihng...

bring > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
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	"Bring me the box from the other room"; "This brings me to the main point"
Synonyms	convey, take
Similar to	bring, get, convey, fetch; bring
Broader	transport, carry
See also	bring down; bring up; bring down; bring forward; bring on, bring out
Narrower	fetch; transit; ferry; return, take back, bring back; tube; whisk; conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel; land
Entails	come, come up

bring > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Cause to come into a particular state or condition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"bring water to the boiling point"
Broader	change, alter, modify
See also	bring out; bring together

bring > verb 3, creation
Meaning	Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"bring comments"
Synonyms	work, play, wreak, make for
Similar to	work, act
Broader	make, create
See also	bring up; bring on; bring off

bring > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Go or come after and bring or take back.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples	"Could you bring the wine?"
Synonyms	get, convey, fetch
Contrary	take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
Similar to	bring, convey, take
Broader	transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Narrower	retrieve; deliver
Entails	come, come up

bring > verb 5, change
Meaning	Bring into a different state.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	land
Broader	change, alter, modify
See also	bring down; bring up

bring > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Be accompanied by.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Examples	"Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
Similar to	bring, convey, take
Entails	come, come up

bring > verb 7, possession
Meaning	Bestow a quality on.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Examples	"She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"
Synonyms	lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add
Broader	change, alter, modify
Narrower	instill, transfuse; tinsel; throw in

bring > verb 8, creation
Meaning	Advance or set forth in court.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"bring charges", "institute proceedings"
Synonyms	institute
Broader	make, create

bring > verb 9, possession
Meaning	Be sold for a certain price.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	fetch, bring in
Entails	change hands, change owners

bring > verb 10, emotion
Meaning	Attract the attention of.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Similar to	bring
Broader	attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in

bring > verb 11, communication
Meaning	Induce or persuade.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	They bring him to write the letter
Similar to	bring
Broader	induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

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