to bring
- verb
- /brɪŋ/
- Problems in a single area are unlikely to bring about a failure of the whole.
- bring together
- bring change
- bring closer
And what will the coming decades bring in this realm?
- And what will the coming decades bring in this realm?
- If you'll recall, his words brought joy to the whole world.
- This was the, the crime that brought Putin to power.
- She's been known to bring a man to his knees.
- Their evil has to be brought into this equation.
- And by seeing you, I bring you into being.
- Maybe that's what brings me closer to my faith.
- And Jung's quote brings out some thoughts about it.
- Here's the value I bring to to your product.
- But you know, it was supposed to bring you joy anyways.
- When you have a shave, it brings you some joy.
- Things that have brought you pain and suffering.
- I'm saying to you, we got to bring humanity to these times.
Examples
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So what can law schools do to bring about that kind of mindset shift?
Academic text (2017) -
Select and modify content so that all students can bring background knowledge to new learning experiences.
Academic text (2013) -
And he said, well, I will bring change to you.
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It's like it just brings life to my skin.
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Today, many schools are working hard to bring the library back to the center of learning.
Academic text (2015) -
We need someone to bring order to the chaos.
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The least you can do can bring true change.
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Maybe that's what brings me closer to my faith.
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You could extend the growing season and bring in more exotic crops to new regions.
Academic text (2012) -
The new policy aims to bring significant improvements to our education system.
Synonyms
To make something happen
Help cause something to happen or affect a result
To make something happen
Cause a process, event, or feeling to start
To cause someone to be in a difficult or bad situation
Help to cause something to happen
Cause a reaction or feeling
Give something a certain quality or feeling
Cause something, often a sickness or a bad feeling, to start
Make something happen
To cause something bad to start
To make a feeling or situation start
To give a quality or feeling to something
To produce or show something new for others to use
Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Be badly prepared for a situation where others have much better tools
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Cause a person or thing to be worse, for example making someone feel sad
Move something or someone from a higher to a lower place, for example land an aircraft
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bring comes from the old English bringan, which meant 'to carry'. A helpful way to remember the sense 'cause' is to imagine 'carrying' something into a new state, so to bring change is to carry about that change.