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to bring in

to bring in

692 2.9
Introduce a new person or thing into a group
  • phrasal verb
  • /brɪŋ ɪn/
translation icon : incorporar
  • And they're planning to bring in actual experts on things.
  • bring in new people
  • bring in professionals
  • help bring in volunteers

He's setting the stage to bring in incarnation.

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Examples

  • 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

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
to introduce
vsto bring in
520 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
to let in
vsto bring in
252 1.0

Allow someone or something to enter a place

involves causing presence or involvement in a situation rather than only permitting entry
to insert
vsto bring in
208 3.5

To put something inside something else

causes a person or object to be present or involved rather than physical placement
to call in
vsto bring in
193 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
to inject
vsto bring in
62 3.9

Add a new idea or quality to something

causes a person or object to be present or involved rather than adding qualities
to insinuate
vsto bring in
8 7.4

To gradually join a group without being noticed

causes presence or involvement openly rather than by subtle insertion
to bring forward
vsto bring in
5 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

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

to exclude
338 3.0

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

How Involved

to incorporate
182 4.5
to add
∞ 1.0
to bring in
692 2.9
to invite
∞ 1.0
to introduce
∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

bring in infinitive
bringing in present participle
brings in third person singular
brought in past
brought in past participle

Morphology

bring + in

There is a clear compositional link: 'bring' (to cause something to come) + 'in' (into, towards a bounded domain) suggests introducing or bringing something into view, so a learner could plausibly infer 'announce' or 'present'. However, the specific institutionalized legal sense 'to deliver a verdict' is a specialized, conventionalized usage of the phrasal verb that may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without exposure, and phrasal verbs often show cross-linguistic variation.

Etymology

Bring in comes from the simple picture of carrying someone or something into a room: you bring them in so they join the group. So it means 'to introduce' or 'to involve' a new person or thing in a situation.