brought

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?

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