bring
Verb
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Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (synset 202081903)
"Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"entail: come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebodyis a type of: carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's bodysubtypes:
- fetch - take away or remove
- transit - cause or enable to pass through
- ferry - transport from one place to another
- bring back, return, take back - bring back to the point of departure
- tube - convey in a tube
- whisk - move somewhere quickly
- carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
- land - bring ashore
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Cause to come into a particular state or condition (synset 201441539)
"Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
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Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence (synset 201632781)
"I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
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Go or come after and bring or take back (synset 201435927)
"Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"entail: come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebodyis a type of: channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport - send from one person or place to anothersubtypes:
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Bring into a different state (synset 200135665)
"this may land you in jail"same as: land
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Be accompanied by (synset 201436773)
"Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
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Advance or set forth in court (synset 201621566)
"bring charges"; "institute proceedings"same as: institute
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Bestow a quality on (synset 202329474)
"Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"subtypes:
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Be sold for a certain price (synset 202252172)
"The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"entail: change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner
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Attract the attention of (synset 201812185)
"The noise and the screaming brought the curious"is a type of: attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributesverb group: bring - induce or persuade
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Induce or persuade (synset 200769379)
"The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"is a type of: cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate - cause to do; cause to act in a specified mannerverb group: bring - attract the attention of
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