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See also:bRing

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishbryngen, fromOld Englishbringan, fromProto-West Germanic*bringan, fromProto-Germanic*bringaną(“to bring”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰrenk-, possibly based on*bʰer-.

CompareScotsbring,West Frisianbringe,Low Germanbrengen,Dutchbrengen,Afrikaansbring,Germanbringen; alsoWelshhebrwng(“to bring, lead”),Tocharian Bpränk-(“to take away; restrain oneself, hold back”),Latvianbrankti(“lying close”),Lithuanianbranktas(“whiffletree”).

Verb

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bring (third-person singular simple presentbrings,present participlebringing,simple pastbrought,past participlebroughtor(rare, dialectal)broughten)

  1. (transitive, ditransitive) Totransport toward somebody/somewhere.
    Waiter, pleasebring me a single malt whiskey.
    • a1420, The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056, “Wounds complicated by the Dislocation of a Bone”, in Robert von Fleischhacker, editor,Lanfranc's "Science of cirurgie.", London: K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co, translation of original byLanfranc of Milan, published1894,→ISBN, page63:
      Ne take noon hede tobrynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þannebrynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.
    • 1892,Walter Besant, chapter II, inThe Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers, […],→OCLC:
      At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, alwaysbrought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor.
    • 1963,Margery Allingham, chapter 5, inThe China Governess: A Mystery, London:Chatto & Windus,→OCLC:
      A waiterbrought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’[…]‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
    • 2012 August 21, Ed Pilkington, “Death penalty on trial: should Reggie Clemons live or die?”, inThe Guardian:
      Next month, Clemons will bebrought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) Tosupply orcontribute.
    The new company directorbrought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
    • 1910,Emerson Hough, chapter I, inThe Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.:The Bobbs-Merrill Company,→OCLC:
      “[…]it is not fair of you tobring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, withoutbringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  3. (transitive) Tooccasion orbring about.
    The controversial TV broadcastbrought a storm of complaints.
  4. (transitive) Toraise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
    • 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, inThe Economist, volume408, number8848:
      It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly overbringing environmental lawsuits.
  5. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
  6. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
    What does coalbring per ton?
  7. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrownfastball.
    Thecloser Jones can reallybring it.
Conjugation
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Conjugation ofbring
infinitive(to)bring
present tensepast tense
1st-personsingularbringbrought,brang1,bringed2
2nd-personsingularbring,bringest†brought,brang1,bringed2,broughtest†
3rd-personsingularbrings,bringeth†brought,brang1,bringed2
pluralbring
subjunctivebringbrought,brang1,bringed2
imperativebring—
participlesbringingbrought,brung1,broughten1,bringed2

†Archaic orobsolete. 1 Dialectal. 2 Nonstandard.

  • Pastbrang and past participlebrung andbroughten forms are sometimes used in some dialects, especially in informal speech.
Derived terms
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Terms derived from "bring"
Translations
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to transport toward somebody/somewhere
to persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide—seepersuade,‎induce,‎draw,‎lead,‎guide
baseball: to pitch
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Etymology 2

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Onomatopoeia.

Interjection

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bring

  1. The sound of atelephone ringing.
    • 2011, Angela Russell, “Keeping House”, inThatcher’s Children: An Account of Growing Up and Surviving in the 1980s,[Tyneside]: Grimalhame Press,→ISBN, chapter 2 (Staying In),page28:
      Having a telephone was a novelty; the cat certainly thought so as Charlie would yowl every time it rang, just in case the “bring bring” sound was not sufficient enough to bring to your attention that someone was attempting to contact you telephonically.
    • 2011, Cate Lord, chapter 7, inLucky Girl, Fort Collins, Colo.: Entangled Publishing,→ISBN,page76:
      A shrillbring bring sounded down the hall. The doorbell? Nope, the phone. I hesitated, drawn by the bath’s enticing promise.Bring bring. Let the phone ring.
    • 2011 February,Jim Carrington, “Ash”, inIn the Bag, London:Bloomsbury Publishing,→ISBN,pages83–84:
      I get up from the bed and walk to the wardrobe and all the while the phone keeps on ringing. It’s one of the basic ringtones that you get on every mobile, abring-bring sound.
    • 2023, J. A. Bouma, chapter9, inEnd of Days (Order of Thaddeus;13), Grand Rapids, Mich.: EmmausWay Press,→ISBN:
      A gentlebring-bring sounded with interruption. A phone on a side table next to Victor Zarruq.

Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromDutchbringen, a dialectal variant of standardbrengen(“to bring”). Both forms were originally distinct, though related, verbs, but were early on conflated.

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bring (presentbring,present participlebringende,past participlegebring)

  1. (transitive) tobring; todeliver
  2. (transitive) totake; tolead (to another place)
    Bring asseblief hierdie borde kombuis toe.
    Please,take these dishes to the kitchen.

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Danish

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bring

  1. imperative ofbringe

Garo

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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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bring

  1. jungle,forest

German

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bring

  1. imperativesingular ofbringen

Middle English

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bring

  1. Alternative form ofbryngen

North Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Frisianbringa, fromProto-West Germanic*bringan. Cognates includeWest Frisianbringe.

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bring(Föhr-Amrum, Sylt, Heligoland)

  1. tobring

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofbring (Föhr-Amrum dialect)
infinitive Ibring
infinitive II(tu) bringen
past participlebroocht
imperative singularbring
imperative pluralbring’m
 presentpast
1st singularbringbroocht
2nd singularbrangstbroochst
3rd singularbrangtbroocht
pluralbringbroocht
 perfectpluperfect
1st singularhaa broochthed broocht
2nd singularheest broochthedst broocht
3rd singularhee broochthed broocht
pluralhaa broochthed broocht
 future (skel)future (wel)
1st singularskal bringwal bring
2nd singularskääl bringwääl bring
3rd singularskal bringwal bring
pluralskel bringwel bring
Conjugation ofbring (Sylt dialect)
infinitive Ibring
infinitive II(tö) bringen
past participlebraacht
imperativebring
 presentpast
1st singularbringbraacht
2nd singularbringstbraachst
3rd singularbringtbraacht
plural / dualbringbraacht
 perfectpluperfect
1st singularhaa braachther braacht
2nd singularheest braachtherst braacht
3rd singularheer braachther braacht
plural / dualhaa braachther braacht
 future (skel)future (wel)
1st singularskel bringwel bring
2nd singularsket bringwet bring
3rd singularskel bringwel bring
plural / dualskel bringwel bring

Norwegian Bokmål

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bring

  1. imperative ofbringe

Scots

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishbryngen, fromOld Englishbringan.

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bring (third-person singular simple presentbrings,present participlebringin,simple pastbrocht,past participlebrocht)

  1. Tobring.
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