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bringing upon

bringing upon is the present participle and gerund of bring upon.

Meaning of bring upon

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.

Questions about bringing upon

What is bringing upon the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing upon is the present participle and gerund of bring upon.

Words near bringing upon in the dictionary

  1. bringing up
  2. bringing up against
  3. bringing up short
  4. bringing up the rear
  5. bringing up to
  6. bringing upon
  7. bringing with
  8. bringings
  9. brings
  10. brings a knife to a gunfight
  11. brings a lump to someone's throat

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