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brought

brought
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brawt]
    • /brɔt/
    • /brɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brawt]
    • /brɔt/

Definitions of brought word

  • noun brought Brought is the past tense and past participle of bring. 3
  • abbreviation BROUGHT bring 3
  • verb brought simple past tense and past participle of bring. 1
  • verb with object brought 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 brought 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 brought to cause to occur or exist: The medication brought instant relief. 1
See all 11 definitions of brought

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Origin of brought

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 Brought

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Brought

brought popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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.

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Synonyms for brought

adj brought

  • delivered — to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients: to deliver mail; to deliver a package.

verb brought

  • carted — Convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle.
  • concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
  • consorted — a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
  • convoyed — Simple past tense and past participle of convoy.
  • drew — simple past tense of draw.
All 17 Synonyms of brought

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