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bringing to the table

bringing to the table is the present participle of bring to the table.

Meaning of bring to the table

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To contribute (something) to a joint effort or discussion.
    • I don’t have time for a man unless he can bring something big to the table, like a huge amount of money.2017 April 1, Ruth Huntman, quoting Chaka Khan, “Chaka Khan: ‘A man needs to bring something big to the table’”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Feb 2023

Questions about bringing to the table

What is bringing to the table the present participle of?
Bringing to the table is the present participle of bring to the table.

Words near bringing to the table in the dictionary

  1. bringing to one's knees
  2. bringing to order
  3. bringing to pass
  4. bringing to terms
  5. bringing to the hammer
  6. bringing to the table
  7. bringing together
  8. bringing under
  9. bringing up
  10. bringing up against
  11. bringing up short

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