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- [bring]
- /brɪŋ/
- /brɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bring]
- /brɪŋ/
Definitions of brings word
- verb with object brings 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 brings to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract: Her scream brought the police. He brought honor to his family by his heroism. 1
- verb with object brings to cause to occur or exist: The medication brought instant relief. 1
- verb with object brings to cause to come into a particular position, state, or effect: to bring the car to a stop. 1
- verb with object brings to cause to appear or occur in the mind; evoke or recall: The letter brought her memories of youth. 1
- verb with object brings to persuade, convince, compel, or induce: She couldn't bring herself to sell the painting. 1
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Origin of brings
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 Brings
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brings 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
brings usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with brings
- what god brings together?
- one who brings bad luck?
- what color brings out brown eyes?
- what color brings out green eyes?
- a person who brings things into the country illegally?
- what night brings?
- what brings bad luck?
- who brings impeachment charges?
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