bringing
Syllables: bring·ing/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/
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Midlands/ˈbɹɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
bringing is the present participle and gerund of bring.
Meaning of bring
Verb
bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringing, simple past brought or (colloquial, dialectal) brang, past participle brought or (colloquial, dialectal) brung or (rare, dialectal) broughten)
- To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
- To supply or contribute.
- The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
- To occasion or bring about.
- Let's bring our differences to an issue.
- To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
- It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848
- To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
- It seems so preposterous a thing[…]that they do not easily bring themselves to it.1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 2, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, page 11
- To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
- What does coal bring per ton?
Noun
bringing (plural bringings)
- The act by which something is brought.
- Now, it seems intuitively obvious that these indirect bringings about are genuine actions[…]1984, Michael J. Zimmerman, An essay on human action, page 93
Forms of bringing
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | brynging |
| Noun | |
| plural | bringings |
Words formed from bringing
Phrases with bringing
- bringing in
- bringing it
- bringing on
- bringing to
- bringing up
- bringing low
- bringing off
- bringing out
- bringing away
- bringing back
- bringing down
- bringing home
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- bringing over
- bringing suit
- bringing upon
- bringing with
- bringing about
- bringing along
- bringing forth
- bringing round
- bringing under
- bringing up to
- bringing around
- bringing to bed
- bringing down on
- bringing forward
- bringing it weak
- bringing through
- bringing to bear
- bringing to heel
- bringing to life
- bringing to mind
- bringing to pass
- bringing the wood
- bringing to light
- bringing to order
- bringing to terms
- bringing together
- bringing up short
- bringing an end to
- bringing into line
- bringing into play
- bringing to a boil
- bringing to a head
- bringing to an end
- bringing to ground
- bringing to naught
- bringing to nought
- bringing down a peg
- bringing into being
- bringing oneself to
- bringing to a close
- bringing to justice
- bringing up against
- bringing up the rear
- bringing back to life
- bringing down a notch
- bringing down to size
- bringing oneself away
- bringing to the table
- bringing out in a rash
- bringing to the hammer
- bringing down the house
- bringing home the bacon
- bringing out of oneself
- bringing owls to Athens
- bringing the house down
- bringing to one's knees
- bringing down the hammer
- bringing down the curtain
- bringing the curtain down
- bringing sand to the beach
- bringing coals to Newcastle
- bringing one's ass to anchor
- bringing out of the woodwork
- bringing one's arse to anchor
- bringing a knife to a gunfight
- bringing one's ass to an anchor
- bringing one's arse to an anchor
- bringing one's own hide to market
- bringing a lump to someone's throat
Words that rhyme with bringing
- ringing
- singing
- springing
- swinging
- minging
- pinging
- stinging
- stringing
- besinging
- flinging
- outflinging
- whinging
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Questions about bringing
- What does bringing mean?
- Bringing means the act by which something is brought.
- What is bringing the present participle and gerund of?
- Bringing is the present participle and gerund of bring.
- What part of speech is bringing?
- Bringing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bringing?
- Bringing is pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of bringing?
- The plural of bringing is bringings.
Words near bringing in the dictionary
Source and license
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