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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)

  1. (ditransitive, transitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
    • Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To supply or contribute.
    • The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
  3. (transitive) To occasion or bring about.
    • Let's bring our differences to an issue.
  4. (transitive) 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
  5. 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
  6. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
    • What does coal bring per ton?

See all 10 meanings of bring

Noun

bringing (plural bringings)

  1. 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
pluralbringings

Words formed from bringing

Phrases with bringing

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Words that rhyme with bringing

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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

  1. bringest
  2. bringeth
  3. bringhouse
  4. Bringhurst
  5. Bringhursts
  6. bringing
  7. bringing a knife to a gunfight
  8. bringing a lump to someone's throat
  9. bringing about
  10. bringing along
  11. bringing an end to

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