bring

verb

ˈbriŋ How to pronounce bring (audio)
Definition of bringnext
1
as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff

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2
as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong

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3
as in to cost
to have a price of the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction

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Recent Examples of bring If the state adds requirements for data centers to bring their own power, the coalition wants to be able to satisfy them in part by investing in new and existing nuclear plants. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Investigators with the office of the Queens District Attorney then traveled to Houston and brought the suspect back to Queens. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Both bring rawness to the screen with an instinctive precision. — Sonya Vseliubska, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026 That is, until the defense brought pressure and star defensive lineman Zach Sieler pushed past the rookie offensive lineman with ease and got to Malik Willis before the shifty quarterback could make a move. — Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring
  1. create
  2. convince
  3. cost
  4. cause
  5. persuade
  6. fetch
  7. generate
  8. satisfy
Verb
  • Kotb had an arts and crafts session with her daughters in May 2023, creating sweet paintings with their handprints.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The hard part for those opponents now is winning early federal cases and creating disagreement between the country's appeals courts, which may help convince the Supreme Court the issue is important enough for a nationwide ruling.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of create
Verb
  • Could he have been convinced to help the Ukrainian war effort another way?
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Russian leader, Dickinson says, might be convinced that if a democratic system were allowed to take hold in Russia, that could mark the end of Putin’s rule and perhaps even the break-up of the Russian Federation.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of convince
Verb
  • That cost millions of layoffs, but helped propel China to overtake Japan as the second-largest economy behind the United States in 2010.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The preservice charge could be all or part of a remaining deductible, for example, or a sizable percentage of what the visit or treatment might cost.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of cost
Verb
  • More than 50 hectares (124 acres) of peatland have burned in Jambi province on Sumatra island, causing choking haze in some areas and raising concerns about worsening air quality.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Everyday Seismic Noise Although earthquakes are the most familiar source of seismic activity, scientists regularly detect vibrations caused by people.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cause
Verb
  • Topline Consumer prices rose as expected in July, according to Federal data published Wednesday, as analysts projected an in-line inflation report would likely persuade the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates next month.
    — Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Police called in crisis negotiators to persuade the man to surrender as firefighters extinguished the fire.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuade
Verb
  • The harder one is who owns the boxes when the lease ends, and what a three-year-old chip fetches then.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The ball rolled to the sticky floor, littered with crushed six-pack carriers and a fine layer of winter sludge, and two competitors dove to fetch it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fetch
Verb
  • The strongest hurricanes can generate storm surge greater than 18 feet.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Matchstick-dry pine plantations in Gironde, France generated what is believed to be that country’s first-ever pyroCb just last week.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of generate
Verb
  • Or, at the very least, set aside assets that can be liquidated to satisfy the guarantee even if that means that some assets will not be fully deployed to gain additional leverage.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But some observers believe there’s nothing Paramount could agree to that would satisfy the state AGs or other opponents of the deal.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfy

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