Definition of brings Brings

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What does brings mean?

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brings, verb, present, 3rd person singular of bring (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb brings, bringing, brought
bring - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
		convey, take
		transport, carry move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
		come up, come bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
		bring forward, advance rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
		bring down, land, put down cause to be enthusiastic; "Her playing brought down the house"
		let down, take down, lower, bring down, get down reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
		elevate, bring up, get up, lift, raise cause to come to a sudden stop; "The noise brought her up in shock"
		bring on, produce, bring out cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"
		fetch take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"
		transit cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"
		ferry travel by ferry
		bring back, take back, return cause someone to remember the past; "This photo takes me back to the good old days"
		tube place or enclose in a tube
		whisk whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"
		channel, impart, transmit, conduct, convey, carry direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"
		land reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
bring - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
		get, convey, fetch
		bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away take out or remove; "take out the chicken after adding the vegetables"
		channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"
		come up, come bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
		retrieve run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
		retrieve run after, pick up, and bring to the master; "train the dog to retrieve"
		deliver deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
		convey, bring, take make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
bring - cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
		work, play, wreak, make for
		create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
		bring on, induce cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"
		bring off, carry off, pull off, negociate, manage cause to withdraw; "We pulled this firm off the project because they overcharged"
		conjure up, call down, call forth, conjure, invoke, put forward, evoke, arouse, bring up, stir, raise cite as an authority; resort to; "He invoked the law that would save him"; "I appealed to the law of 1900"; "She invoked an ancient law"
		act, work behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
bring - bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
		land
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		trim back, trim down, cut back, bring down, cut down, trim, reduce, cut return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
		parent, nurture, rear, bring up, raise stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds; "The horse reared in terror"
bring - cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		bring together, join make contact or come together; "The two roads join here"
		publish, issue, bring out, put out, release prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
bring - induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
		cause, induce, stimulate, have, get, make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
		bring bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
bring - be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
		come up, come bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations"
		convey, bring, take make known; pass on, of information; "She conveyed the message to me"
bring - attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
		bring bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
		attract, pull in, draw in, pull, draw exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies"
bring - bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
		lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		factor resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
		transfuse, instill give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to
		tinsel interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"
		throw in add as an extra or as a gratuity
bring - advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
		institute
		create, make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
bring - be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
		fetch, bring in
		change hands, change owners be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"

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Wiktionary

bring (Verb)
To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
bring (Verb)
To supply or contribute.
bring (Verb)
To raise a lawsuit, charges, etc. against somebody.
bring (Verb)
To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

bring (v. t.)
To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be; to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.
bring (v. t.)
To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to make to come; to produce; to draw to.
bring (v. t.)
To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.
bring (v. t.)
To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
bring (v. t.)
To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what does coal bring per ton?

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

bring
Participation in building a capital, particpation in a payment.
bring
To apply a quality on (a person).
bring
To transport toward somewhere; to take something or somebody with oneself somewhere.
bring
To go or come after and bring or take back.
bring
To be accompanied by.
bring
To advance or set forth in court (e.g. charges or proceedings).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

bring
bring, v.t. to fetch: to carry: to procure: to occasion: to draw or lead:—pa.t. and pa.p. brought (brawt).—Bring about, to bring to pass, effect; Bring down, to humble; Bring forth, to give birth to, produce; Bring home, to prove, to impress; Bring in, to introduce; Bring off, to bring away, as by a boat from a ship, to rescue; Bring on, to cause to advance; Bring out, to express: to produce before the public, as a book, a play, a subscription: to introduce a young woman formally into so-called society; Bring over, to convert; Bring round, to restore from illness; Bring to, to check the course of, as a ship, by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other; Bring under, to subdue; Bring up, to rear or educate. [A.S. bringan, to carry, to bring; allied perh. to Bear.]