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2 VERB If you bring something somewhere, you move it there. □ [V n with adv] Reaching into her pocket, she brought out a key. □ [V n with adv] Her mother brought her hands up to her face. [Also V n prep]

3 VERB If you bring something that someone wants or needs, you get it for them or carry it to them. □ [V n + for ] He went and poured a brandy for Dena and brought it to her. □ [V n n] The stewardess kindly brought me a blanket. [Also V n, Also V n + to ]

4 VERB To bring something or someone to a place or position means to cause them to come to the place or move into that position. □ [V n prep/adv] I told you about what brought me here. □ [V n v-ing] She survived a gas blast which brought her home crashing down on top of her.

5 VERB If you bring something new to a place or group of people, you introduce it to that place or cause those people to hear or know about it. □ [V n + to ] …the drive to bring art to the public.

6 VERB To bring someone or something into a particular state or condition means to cause them to be in that state or condition. □ [V n prep] He brought the car to a stop in front of the square. □ [V n prep] His work as a historian brought him into conflict with the political establishment. □ [V n with adv] They have brought down income taxes.

7 VERB If something brings a particular feeling, situation, or quality, it makes people experience it or have it. □ [V n + to ] We should be deeply proud of their efforts to bring peace to these warzones. □ [V n + on ] Banks have brought trouble on themselves by lending rashly. □ [V + to ] He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm. □ [V n n] Her three children brought her joy. [Also V n + from ]

8 VERB If a period of time brings a particular thing, it happens during that time. □ [V n] For Sandro, the new year brought disaster. □ [V n] We don't know what the future will bring.

9 VERB If you bring a legal action against someone or bring them to trial, you officially accuse them of doing something illegal. □ [V n + against ] He campaigned relentlessly to bring charges of corruption against members of the party. □ [be V -ed + to ] The ship's captain and crew may be brought to trial and even sent to prison.

10 VERB If a television or radio programme is brought to you by an organization, they make it, broadcast it, or pay for it to be made or broadcast. [mainly BRIT ] □ [be V -ed + to ] You're listening to Science in Action, brought to you by the BBC World Service. □ [V n n] We'll be bringing you all the details of the day's events.

11 VERB When you are talking, you can say that something brings you to a particular point in order to indicate that you have now reached that point and are going to talk about a new subject. □ [V n + to ] And that brings us to the end of this special report from Germany.

12 VERB If you cannot bring yourself to do something, you cannot do it because you find it too upsetting, embarrassing, or disgusting. □ [V pron-refl to-inf] It is very tragic and I am afraid I just cannot bring myself to talk about it.

13to bring something alive → see alive

14to bring something to bear → see bear ➊

15to bring the house down → see house

16to bring up the rear → see rear

▸  bring about PHRASAL VERB To bring something about means to cause it to happen. □ [V P n] One way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. [Also V n P ]