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Bringing   /brˈɪŋɪŋ/   Listen
Bringing

noun
1.
The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail).  Synonym: delivery.



Bring

verb
(past & past part. brought; pres. part. bringing)
1.
Take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.  Synonyms: convey, take.  "Take these letters to the boss" , "This brings me to the main point"
2.
Cause to come into a particular state or condition.  "Bring water to the boiling point"
3.
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence.  Synonyms: make for, play, work, wreak.  "Wreak havoc" , "Bring comments" , "Play a joke" , "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
4.
Go or come after and bring or take back.  Synonyms: convey, fetch, get.  "Could you bring the wine?" , "The dog fetched the hat"
5.
Bring into a different state.  Synonym: land.
6.
Be accompanied by.
7.
Advance or set forth in court.  Synonym: institute.  "Institute proceedings"
8.
Bestow a quality on.  Synonyms: add, bestow, contribute, impart, lend.  "The music added a lot to the play" , "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings" , "This adds a light note to the program"
9.
Be sold for a certain price.  Synonyms: bring in, fetch.  "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
10.
Attract the attention of.
11.
Induce or persuade.



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"Bringing" Quotes from Famous Books



... reached you, and hope that one or two stragglers will also have come to hand before those from the Nile arrive. These last will induce you to believe our cruise less unpleasant than you seemed to apprehend,—more particularly when you find it the means of bringing ...
— Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I • Sir John Ross

... it himself, or if he does not forbid me to, what it means in that particular place. I think it will be better for you to know what followed Van Huyn's narrative; for with the description of the stone, and the account of his bringing it to Holland at the termination of his travels, the episode ends. Ends so far as his book is concerned. The chief thing about the book is that it sets others thinking—and acting. Amongst them ...
— The Jewel of Seven Stars • Bram Stoker

... paycut, but this innocent remark called forth such a vituperative stream of epithet I really thought the apoplexy Gootes had predicted was about to strike and I hurried from his presence lest I be blamed for bringing it on. ...
— Greener Than You Think • Ward Moore

... has steadfastly pursued a policy of economic liberalization throughout the 1990s and today stands out as a success story among transition economies. Even so, much remains to be done, especially in bringing down unemployment. The privatization of small and medium-sized state-owned companies and a liberal law on establishing new firms has encouraged the development of the private business sector, but legal ...
— The 2005 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

... this respectable character was, to forward an express to the governor of Omaguas, to inform him of the arrival of Madame Godin, and the languid state of her health. Upon this intelligence, M. R. could do no less, having promised to render her his services, than hasten to join her, bringing with him four silver dishes, a silver saucepan, a velvet petticoat, one of Persiana, and one of taffety, some linen, and other trifles, belonging to her brothers as well as herself; adding, that all the rest were rotten, forgetting that bracelets, ...
— Perils and Captivity • Charlotte-Adelaide [nee Picard] Dard


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