brought on

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brawt on, awn]
- /brɔt ɒn, ɔn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brawt on, awn]
- /brɔt ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of brought on words

adjective brought on made or bought outside the community, as a commercially manufactured product. 1
adjective brought on (of a person) not belonging to the community; outside: They hired themselves a brought-on man from Michigan. 1
verb with object brought on 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 on 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 on to cause to occur or exist: The medication brought instant relief. 1
verb with object brought on to cause to come into a particular position, state, or effect: to bring the car to a stop. 1

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Origin of brought on

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 on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brought on

brought on popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

brought on usage trend in Literature

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