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   bring

   /brɪŋ/

   verb

   • 1. take or go with (someone or something) to a place: "she brought Luke home from hospital" Similar conductescortguideleadushershowshow someone the waylead the waypilotaccompanyshepherdherddriveconvoyseehelpassistOpposite follow
   • ▪ cause (someone or something) to come to a place: "what brings you here?" Similar carryfetchbeartakeconveytransporttransfermovecome carryinglughaulshiftOpposite takeaccept
   • ▪ cause someone to receive (an amount of money) as income or profit: "two important Chippendale lots brought £10,000 each" Similar earnmakebring infetchyieldnetgrosscommandattractrealizesecurereturnproduce
   • ▪ cause (someone or something) to move in a particular direction: "he brought his hands out of his pockets"
   • ▪ cause (something): "the bad weather brought famine" Similar causemake happenbring about/ongive rise tocreateproduceresult inwreakeffectengenderoccasiongeneratelead toprecipitatekindletrigger (off)spark (off)touch offstir upwhip uppromotecontribute toliterary:enkindlebegetrare:effectuate
   • 2. cause (someone or something) to be in a particular state or condition: "it was an economic policy that would have brought the country to bankruptcy"
   • 3. initiate (legal action) against someone: "charges should be brought against them" Similar put forwardpreferproposepresentsubmitlayinitiateintroduceinstitutemootOpposite drop
   • 4. force oneself to do something unpleasant: "she could not bring herself to mention it"

   Word Origin Old Englishbringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bringer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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