bring
English
/ˈbɹɪŋ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- (transitive) To supply or contribute.
- (transitive) To occasion or bring about.
- (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
- To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
- To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
- (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bringen inherited from Old English bringan (lead, produce, bring, offer, adduce, carry, bring forth, present) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bringaną (bring) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bʰrenk-
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bringdown English
- bringer English
- bringest English
- bringeth English
- bringhouse English
- down English
- forebring English
- forthbring English
- fullbring English
- inbring English
- interbring English
- outbring English
- underbring English
- upbring English
- Bringschuld German
- abbringen German
- anbringen German
- aufbringen German
- beibringen German
- bringen German
- darbringen German
- durcheinanderbringen German
- erbringen German
- fertigbringen German
- heimbringen German
- herausbringen German
- mitbringen German
- umbringen German
- unterbringen German
- verbringen German
- vollbringen German
- vorbringen German
- wegbringen German
- zubringen German
- zurückbringen German
- aanbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- bijbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- binnenbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- brengen Dutch, Flemish
- brenger Dutch, Flemish
- doorbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- grootbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- inbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- meebrengen Dutch, Flemish
- ombrengen Dutch, Flemish
- onderbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- opbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- overbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- terugbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- teweegbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- toebrengen Dutch, Flemish
- uitbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- volbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- voortbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- *bʰrenk- Proto-Indo-European
- *bringaną Proto-Germanic
- bringan Old English
- forþbringan Old English
- gebringan Old English
- inbringan Old English
- bringen Middle English
- forthbringen Middle English
- fulbringen Middle English
- inbringen Middle English
- outbringen Middle English
- upbringen Middle English
- bring Cebuano
- bringhouse Cebuano
- house Cebuano
- brengen Middle Dutch
- bringan Old High German
- bringen Middle High German
- bréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bäibréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- erabréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- verbréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- zeréckbréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ëmbréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ënnerbréngen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *bringan gmw-pro
- bringan Old Dutch
- bringen Middle Low German
- prengen Cimbrian
- brengian Old Saxon
- bringe Alemannic German
- bring Scots
- bringe Western Frisian
- brenga Old Frisian
- bringa Old Frisian
- blinön Volapük
- bringim Tok Pisin
- bringen Low German
- tostannbringen Low German