brings
/ˈbɹɪŋz/
brings is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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?
Phrases with brings
- brings in
- brings it
- brings on
- brings to
- brings up
- brings low
- brings off
- brings out
- brings away
- brings back
- brings down
- brings home
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- brings over
- brings suit
- brings upon
- brings with
- brings about
- brings along
- brings forth
- brings round
- brings under
- brings up to
- brings around
- brings to bed
- brings down on
- brings forward
- brings it weak
- brings through
- brings to bear
- brings to heel
- brings to life
- brings to mind
- brings to pass
- brings the wood
- brings to light
- brings to order
- brings to terms
- brings together
- brings up short
- brings an end to
- brings into line
- brings into play
- brings to a boil
- brings to a head
- brings to an end
- brings to ground
- brings to naught
- brings to nought
- brings down a peg
- brings into being
- brings oneself to
- brings to a close
- brings to justice
- brings up against
- brings up the rear
- brings back to life
- brings down a notch
- brings down to size
- brings oneself away
- brings to the table
- brings out in a rash
- brings to the hammer
- brings down the house
- brings home the bacon
- brings out of oneself
- brings owls to Athens
- brings the house down
- brings to one's knees
- brings down the hammer
- brings down the curtain
- brings the curtain down
- brings sand to the beach
- brings coals to Newcastle
- brings one's ass to anchor
- brings out of the woodwork
- brings one's arse to anchor
- brings a knife to a gunfight
- brings one's ass to an anchor
- brings one's arse to an anchor
- brings one's own hide to market
- brings a lump to someone's throat
Words that rhyme with brings
Questions about brings
- What is brings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Brings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bring.
- How do you pronounce brings?
- Brings is pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋz/.
Words near brings in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: brings (page history and authors); bring (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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