Antonyms for bring
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bring |
| Phonetic Transcription : brɪŋ |
Definition of bring
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 transport or accompany
- verb cause; influence
- verb command a price
- verb file charges in court
- He never could find out what was "going on" to bring so many folks into town.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Very well; bring me what you have at that hour, and we'll strike a trade.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He should bring an almanac with him to know when the days go by.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- He wished to bring his whole heart back to her—or at least wished that he wished it.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- In all these ways, I will bring the values of our history to the care of our times.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Did you bring your work, girls, or is it to be a case of idle hands?
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- We never see Him bring the bud to the eve of blossoming just to wither it.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- All persons who will not join you you will take prisoners and bring to me.
- Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
- Those who bring them on us seem captious, thoughtless, cruel.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Do not be over-anxious, therefore, about to-morrow, for to-morrow will bring its own cares.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
Synonyms for bring
- afford
- appeal
- arraign
- attend
- back
- bear
- begin
- bring in
- buck
- carry
- chaperon
- cite
- companion
- compel
- conduct
- consort
- contribute to
- convert
- convey
- convince
- create
- declare
- deliver
- dispose
- draw
- earn
- effect
- engender
- escort
- fetch
- force
- gather
- gross
- guide
- gun
- heel
- import
- indict
- induce
- inflict
- initiate legal action
- institute
- lead
- lug
- make
- move
- net
- occasion
- pack
- persuade
- pick up
- piggyback
- prefer
- prevail on
- prevail upon
- produce
- prompt
- result in
- return
- ride
- schlepp
- sell for
- serve
- shoulder
- sue
- summon
- sway
- take
- take along
- take to court
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- truck
- usher
- wreak
- yield
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