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bring upon

bring upon verb: to (either knowingly or unwittingly) cause to befall.

Verb

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

  1. To (either knowingly or unwittingly) cause to befall.

Forms of bring upon

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

Questions about bring upon

What does bring upon mean?
Bring upon means to (either knowingly or unwittingly) cause to befall.
What part of speech is bring upon?
Bring upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring upon?
The past tense of bring upon is brought upon.

Words near bring upon in the dictionary

  1. bring up
  2. bring up against
  3. bring up short
  4. bring up the rear
  5. bring up to
  6. bring upon
  7. bring with
  8. bring'st
  9. bring-and-braai
  10. bring-and-braais
  11. bring-and-buy

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