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What does "bring" mean?
bring about
to make happen; effect
bring around
or bring round- to persuade by arguing, urging, etc.
- to put or coax into a good humor
- to bring back to consciousness or health
bring down
- to cause to come down or fall
- to wound or kill
bring forth
- to give birth to
- to produce (fruit, flowers, etc.)
- to make known; disclose
bring forward
- to introduce; show
- Bookkeeping to carry over
bring in
- to import
- to produce (income or revenue)
- â to cause (an oil well, etc.) to produce
- to give (a verdict or report)
bring off
to succeed in doing; accomplish
bring on
to cause to be, happen, or appear
bring out
- to reveal; make clear or clearer
- to bring (a play, person, etc.) before the public, or to publish (a book, magazine, etc.)
- to introduce (a girl or young woman) formally to society
bring over
to convince or persuade
bring to
- to revive (an unconscious person)
- to cause (a ship) to stop
bring up
- to take care of during infancy and childhood by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; raise; rear
- to introduce, as into discussion
- to cough up
- to vomit
- to stop abruptly
See bring in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
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