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- [bring awf, of]
- /brɪŋ ɔf, ɒf/
- /brɪŋ ɒf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bring awf, of]
- /brɪŋ ɔf, ɒf/
Definitions of bring off words
- phrasal verb bring off If you bring off something difficult, you do it successfully. 3
- verb bring off to succeed in achieving (something), esp with difficulty or contrary to expectations 3
- verb bring off to cause to have an orgasm 3
- noun bring off to succeed in doing; accomplish 3
- verb with object bring off to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 1
- verb with object bring off to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract: Her scream brought the police. He brought honor to his family by his heroism. 1
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Origin of bring off
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bringen, Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen, German bringen, Gothic briggan
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Parts of speech for Bring off
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bring off popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bring off usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bring off
verb bring off
- pull off — the act of pulling or drawing.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- carry out — If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
Antonyms for bring off
verb bring off
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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