to bring in

Examples

• All

• We had done a craft lesson earlier where we asked students to bring in a photo from home.

  Academic text (2015)

• We've started a publishing collective, and it's actually bringing in enough to pay the rent.

  Fiction book (1992)

• So I was brought in onto that job.

  Triggernometry

• But you got to make sure you bring in the negative sign, right?

  Brian McLogan

• OK, so that kind of brings in my love of Middle Eastern food.

• We need to bring him in.

  Gran Turismo (2023)

• Will the sheriff please bring in the witness?

  Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

• You could extend the growing season and bring in more exotic crops to new regions.

  Academic text (2012)

• All right, Let's bring in Chris from Blackfish Tattoo.

• The team plans to bring in new talent to improve our project outcomes.

Synonyms

B

to bring

vsto bring in

∞ 1.0

To cause something to happen or create a change

focuses specifically on making someone or something present or involved in a situation

L

to let in

vsto bring in

721 1.0

Allow someone or something to enter a place

involves causing presence or involvement in a situation rather than only permitting entry

I

to introduce

vsto bring in

648 2.1

To bring a new person, idea, or thing into a group

causes presence or involvement more generally rather than only a first introduction

C

to call in

vsto bring in

371 3.0

Ask someone to come in to help, often an expert or worker

means causing presence or involvement generally, not only by summoning help

I

to insert

vsto bring in

249 3.5

To put something inside something else

causes a person or object to be present or involved rather than physical placement

I

to inject

vsto bring in

63 3.9

Add a new idea or quality to something

causes a person or object to be present or involved rather than adding qualities

B

to bring forward

vsto bring in

21 3.9

To present an idea or plan for people to discuss

causes someone or something to be present or involved rather than formal presentation

I

to insinuate

vsto bring in

10 7.4

To gradually join a group without being noticed

causes presence or involvement openly rather than by subtle insertion

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

E

to exclude

280 3.0

To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something

How Involved

to incorporate

219 4.5

to add

∞ 1.0

to bring in

∞ 2.9

to invite

∞ 1.0

to introduce

∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology