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Synonyms for bring down
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : bring |
Phonetic Transcription : brɪŋ |
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Définition of bring down
Origin :- Old English bringan "to bring, bring forth, produce, present, offer" (past tense brohte, past participle broht), from Proto-Germanic *brenganan (cf. Old Frisian brenga, Middle Dutch brenghen, Old High German bringan, Gothic briggan); no exact cognates outside Germanic, but it appears to be from PIE root *bhrengk-, compound based on root *bher- (1) "to carry" (cf. Latin ferre; see infer).
- The tendency to conjugate this as a strong verb on the model of sing, drink, etc., is ancient: Old English also had a rare strong past participle form, brungen, corresponding to modern colloquial brung. To bring down the house figuratively (1754) is to elicit applause so thunderous it collapses the roof.
- verb reduce or hurt
- And at short range they're calculated to bring down a deer like fun.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- Then the deer would go to the mountains, and bring down with it plenty of other deer.
- Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- They do not desire to bring down their theory to the level of their practice.
- Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
- I'll lend no money gratis and bring down the rate of usance.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
- Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
- Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
- Any deduction from this monopoly must bring down her rival in proportion to this deduction.
- Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
- You'd bring down the house if you said that in the Adelphi, Tony.
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
- Well, he could bring down an ox with his fist, at a word from the boss, just as cleverly.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- There is a piece up-stairs that I must bring down and play for you.
- Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
- I had promised to bring down the logs because she asked me to keep on and do it.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
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