1. Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
   "Bring me the box from the other room"; "This brings me to the main point";
   - convey, take
    
2. Cause to come into a particular state or condition
   "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
    
3. Be accompanied by
   "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
    
4. Go or come after and bring or take back
   "Could you bring the wine?";
   - get, fetch
    
5. Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
   "bring comments"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area";
   - work, play, wreak, make for
    
6. Attract the attention of
   "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
    
7. Provide a particular quality or character
   "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings";
   - lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add
    
8. Be sold for a certain price
   "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print brought in a high price at the auction";
   - fetch, bring in
    
9. Advance or set forth in court
   "bring charges";
   - institute
    
10. Induce or persuade
    "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
     
11. Bring into a different state
    "The news brought her to tears";
    - land

Derived forms: brings, brought, bringing

See also: bring forward, conjure, induce, land, lower, produce, publish, pull off, raise, rear, reduce

Type of: alter, attract, carry, cause, change, channel, channelise [Brit], channelize, create, draw, draw in, get, have, induce, make, modify, pull, pull in, sell, stimulate, transfer, transmit, transport

Antonym: carry off

Encyclopedia: Bring, Ebbe Gustaf