Base verb
Phrasal verbs with bring
The verb bring combines with 18 particles to form everyday phrasal verbs. Each particle steers the meaning in its own direction — here they are with clear definitions and examples, so you can see the whole family at once.
18 phrasal verbs · 34 meanings
bring about
1 sense- Cause something to happen
bring along
1 sense- Take someone or something with you
bring around
2 senses- Help someone wake up again after fainting or a medical procedure
- Persuade someone to change their opinion
bring back
3 senses- Return with someone or something to the original place
- Cause memories to return to the mind
- Reintroduce a custom, law or product
bring down
4 senses- Cause something to fall or land
- Make something lower in level or amount
- Cause a government or leader to lose power
bring forth
1 sense- Produce or cause something to appear
bring forward
2 senses- Move an event to an earlier time or date
- Present information or an idea for people to consider
bring in
4 senses- Introduce someone or something into a discussion or organisation
- Earn money for a person or business
- Introduce a new law, system or rule
bring into
1 sense- Include someone in an activity, plan, or discussion
bring off
1 sense- Achieve something difficult successfully
bring on
2 senses- Cause something, especially an illness or feeling, to start
- Help someone or something develop or improve
bring out
5 senses- Make a quality or feature more obvious
- Publish or launch a new product
- Cause a particular response or behaviour in someone
bring over
1 sense- Carry someone or something to a place near where the speaker is
bring round
2 senses- Persuade someone to change their opinion
- Help someone regain consciousness
bring through
1 sense- Help someone survive a difficult time
bring together
1 sense- Cause people to meet or form a group
bring under
1 sense- Bring something under control
bring up
1 sense- Mention or raise a topic
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