to bring joy
12
2.3
- phrasal verb
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- Her kindness always brings joy to the children she mentors.
And you know, just bring joy into your life daily and goodness.
- And you know, just bring joy into your life daily and goodness.
- You are just a ray of sunshine and bring joy and happiness to absolutely everyone that you meet.
- A love letter to fashion, the power of fashion to be able to bring joy, to put a smile on people's faces, to transport us someplace else.
- They've all been blessed and I would honestly say if they was lined up here now they'd always say at one time in their life I brought joy to them.
Examples
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Her pictures and stories have brought joy to me and so many.
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I created him to bring joy to all the people of the world.
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If they have the capacity to have fun, should they not have the capacity to love, to have other feelings that bring joy to them?
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That he was put on this earth to bring joy.
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I bring joy to the people.
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I know now that I was born to bring joy into the lives of millions.
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The role of the song was to bring joy during the hard times of the Great Depression.
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We have to remember the good and know that we have helped bring joy to people's lives.
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My two adult children continue to bring joy and laughter to my life.
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Kathy has these Christmas-morning eyes that can bring joy and hope to even the most battered soul.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
392
1.0
To make someone feel happier
331
2.7
To make someone feel very happy, interested, or eager
329
1.5
Help someone feel happier when they are sad or sick
252
1.0
Cause someone to feel amused by saying or doing something funny
234
1.4
To feel happier after being sad or to make someone feel happier
201
2.1
To give a sudden strong feeling of excitement and pleasure
104
3.4
To make people or a situation feel more cheerful
79
2.1
To please someone very much
54
1.0
Cause someone to feel happy or amused
23
5.6
To give someone great happiness
23
3.2
To make someone feel happier and more hopeful
21
4.1
Make someone very happy
19
6.4
To make someone feel very happy and proud
13
5.5
Make someone feel happier or more confident
12
6.9
To make someone feel very happy and full of energy
8
2.8
To make someone feel happier or more cheerful
8
3.9
To make someone feel happier
7
5.5
To make someone feel excited about something
4
7.0
To make someone feel very excited and happy
3
3.5
To give someone enjoyment or happiness
3
3.8
Make a room feel happy and friendly when someone arrives
2
3.0
To give someone a lot of happiness, often by a small kind act
1
3.5
To make someone feel happy
1
3.9
To make someone feel happier when they are sad
1
5.3
To make a party or event lively and enjoyable for people
1
2.9
Make a room feel more lively and cheerful
1
3.4
Help someone feel happier
1
3.6
To make people start having fun at a party or event
To make someone feel more cheerful and confident
To make someone very happy
To make a room feel happier and more lively
How Happy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to cause someone to feel happiness' is directly and compositionally derived from 'bring' (to cause/produce/put into a state) + 'joy' (happiness), so a B1 learner who knows both words can predict the sense. This transitive verb + noun combination is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and follows normal English composition rules, making it clearly transparent.
Etymology
Bring joy The verb bring joy comes from the simple image of someone carrying something to others: bring means to carry and joy means happiness. So it means 'to cause someone to feel happiness or pleasure'.