bring

Definitions of bring in various dictionaries:

verb - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

verb - cause to come into a particular state or condition

verb - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence

verb - go or come after and bring or take back

verb - bring into a different state

verb - be accompanied by

verb - advance or set forth in court

verb - bestow a quality on

verb - be sold for a certain price

verb - attract the attention of

verb - induce or persuade

To take with oneself to a place: brought enough money with me.

To carry as an attribute or contribution: You bring many years of experience to your new post.

To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location: bring the water to a boil; brought the meeting to a close.

To persuade; induce: The defendant’s testimony brought others to confess.

To get the attention of; attract: Smoke and flames brought the neighbors.

To cause to occur as a consequence or concomitant: Floods brought destruction to the valley.

To cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: This music brings back memories.

To advance or set forth (charges) in a court.

To sell for: a portrait that brought a million dollars.

To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action.

To cause to recover consciousness.

To cause to fall or collapse.

To kill.

To give rise to; produce: plants bringing forth fruit.

To give birth to (young).

To present; produce: bring forward proof.

To carry (a sum) from one page or column to another.

To give or submit (a verdict) to a court.

To produce, yield, or earn (profits or income).

To reveal or expose: brought out the facts.

To introduce (a debutante) to society.

To produce or publish: bring out a new book.

To nurture and develop (a quality, for example) to best advantage: You bring out the best in me.

To cause to recover consciousness.

To cause (a ship) to turn into the wind or come to a stop.

To take care of and educate (a child); rear.

To introduce into discussion; mention.

To vomit.

To cause to come to a sudden stop.

To exert; apply: bring pressure to bear on the student’s parents.

In most dialects of American English bring is used to denote motion toward the place of speaking or the place from which the action is regarded: Bring it over here.

verb - to take with oneself to a place