to bring forth
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8.1
- phrasal verb
- /brɪŋ fɔrθ/
- Literature
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- Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
And hence what they in fact receive and bring forth bring to birth in their sleep is nothing but dreams.
- And hence what they in fact receive and bring forth bring to birth in their sleep is nothing but dreams.
Examples
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23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is God with us.
Blog text (21) -
And again she brought forth his brother Abel.
Blog text (2) -
"Four score and seven years ago "our fathers brought forth, on this continent..."
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A child shall be brought forth in the image of the Lord, a Saviour to all mankind.
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And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with an iron rod, and her son was taken up to God and to his throne.
Academic text (2005) -
"Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee."
Blog text (1) -
Joan brought forth a daughter, feet first, whom she called Alyce Little.
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After much effort, we are thrilled to bring forth our first child.
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In mythology, many gods brought forth heroes to aid humanity.
Synonyms
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2.0
To make something, often in large amounts for sale
70
3.7
To make new living things such as animals or plants
68
5.5
To make many new things or ideas appear
35
3.0
To cause a new idea or movement to begin
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6.5
To have babies or young
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2.3
To cause a baby or young animal to be born
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3.0
To make young animals or plants
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6.3
Help plants or animals have young and pass on traits
3
4.8
To give birth to a child or young animal
2
7.2
To cause the birth of children or young animals
Antonyms
- Specialized
15
5.8
To make a person or animal unable to have children by a medical operation
How Infertile
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9.1
- Specialized
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5.8
- Specialized
- Literature
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8.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to give birth to or produce' is directly derivable from combining 'bring' (to produce or cause) with 'forth' (out/into view), so the sense is compositionally transparent. Although somewhat formal or literary, the bring + out/forth pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bring forth was also used in old, formal speech for giving birth: a woman would 'bring forth' a child, literally moving the baby forward into the world. That's why it can mean 'to give birth'.