Reading Theme:
Home > Vocabulary List > bring
📕 rednote ID(小红书号)：3881567312

Bring: Meaning, Examples, and Common Mistakes (3 meaning)

Meaning 1：carry to (bring)

bring 🔊
/brɪŋ/
v.
To carry or take something or someone to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about.
Bring gift box handover scene illustrating carry to meaning
carry to 🔊
➕
/ˈkæri tuː/
v.
To transport something or someone to the location of the speaker or the point of reference.
📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation
From Old English 'bringan', meaning to carry or convey.
💡 Mnemonic
Think of 'BRing' as 'BRing (Bring) something here, right now.' The 'B' sounds like 'be' and 'ring' as in call.
📖 Example
Could you bring me a glass of water from the kitchen? 🔊 Could you bring me a glass of water from the kitchen?
🔗 Collocations
bring something to the table – to contribute something useful or offer something for discussion
bring someone along – to take someone with you
bring up – to raise a child or introduce a topic
🔄 Synonyms
carry (v.) – to hold and move something from one place to another
fetch (v.) – to go and get something and bring it back
transport (v.) – to move goods or people from one place to another
🚫 Antonyms
take away (v.) – to remove something from where it is
remove (v.) – to take something off or away
send (v.) – to cause something to go somewhere away from the speaker
🌱 Derivatives
bringer (n.) – a person who brings something
bringing (n.) – the act of carrying or delivering
📖 Cultural Story
In modern English, 'bring' is essential for requests and instructions, from 'bring a dish to a party' to 'bring your ID'. It implies movement toward the speaker.

Meaning 2：cause to happen (bring)

bring 🔊
/brɪŋ/
v.
To cause something to happen, or to result in a particular situation or feeling.
Bring improvement before and after room transformation illustration
cause to happen 🔊
➕
/kɔːz tuː ˈhæpən/
v.
To make something occur or result in a particular state.
📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example
The new technology is expected to bring great convenience to our daily lives. 🔊 The new technology is expected to bring great convenience to our daily lives.
🔗 Collocations
bring about – to cause something to happen
bring forth – to produce something, especially a result
bring on – to cause something to begin or develop
🔄 Synonyms
cause (v.) – to make something happen
produce (v.) – to bring into existence or yield
generate (v.) – to create or produce
🚫 Antonyms
prevent (v.) – to stop something from happening
stop (v.) – to cause something to cease
hinder (v.) – to delay or impede

Meaning 3：evoke memory (bring)

bring 🔊
/brɪŋ/
v.
To make someone remember something or think about something.
Bring memories autumn leaves childhood flashback window scene
evoke memory 🔊
➕
/ɪˈvəʊk ˈmeməri/
v.
To cause someone to recall or think about something from the past.
📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example
That song always brings back happy memories of my childhood summers. 🔊 That song always brings back happy memories of my childhood summers.
🔗 Collocations
bring back – to cause memories or feelings to return
bring to mind – to make someone think of something
bring to memory – to cause someone to remember
🔄 Synonyms
recall (v.) – to remember something
evoke (v.) – to bring a feeling, memory, or image into the mind
reminisce (v.) – to think or talk about past events with pleasure
🚫 Antonyms
forget (v.) – to fail to remember
erase (v.) – to remove all traces of something from memory
Wordbook
Font Color:
Background Color:
Your data is saved in this browser