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bring it

bring it interjection: used to respond affirmatively and aggressively to a challenge by issuing one in return.

Interjection

  1. (US, emphatic) Used to respond affirmatively and aggressively to a challenge by issuing one in return.

Verb

bring it (third-person singular simple present brings it, present participle bringing it, simple past and past participle brought it)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To give one's all in a particular effort; to perform admirably or forcefully.
    • When we get to the competition next month, you really have to bring it.
    Synonyms:
    throw down

Synonyms of bring it

Forms of bring it

third-person singular presentbrings it
present participlebringing it
past participlebrought it
pastbrought it

Origin of bring it

From bring it on, from bring on.

Questions about bring it

What does bring it mean?
Bring it means used to respond affirmatively and aggressively to a challenge by issuing one in return.
What part of speech is bring it?
Bring it can be an interjection or a verb.

Words near bring it in the dictionary

  1. bring home the bacon
  2. bring in
  3. bring into being
  4. bring into line
  5. bring into play
  6. bring it
  7. bring it weak
  8. bring low
  9. bring off
  10. bring on
  11. bring one's arse to an anchor

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