bring
Take it along
Bring is a simple and frequent verb that packs a lot into a few letters.
Most uses of bring involve the idea of motion toward the speaker or some other point of reference, as well as accompaniment.
Did you bring your guitar with you?
When a phrasal particle is added to bring, the core meaning stretches considerably: What brought about their decision to leave? Please don’t bring up that subject again.
The verb most closely opposite to bring is take.
Cause or persuade
- produceMake or manufacture
- createCause to exist
- generateCause to come into being
- promptIncite to action
trigger · provoke · elicit · inspire · result in · lead to · give rise to · occasion
induce
Cause or persuade
prompt · trigger · provoke · elicit · inspire · result in · lead to · give rise to · occasion · engender
haul
Pull or carry laboriously
heft · bear · shoulder · hoist · cart · drag · ferry · convey · move · transfer
attract
Draw toward oneself
summon · call · convene · usher · escort · accompany · guide · lead · conduct · introduce
present
Gift or current moment
furnish · produce · offer · submit · yield · contribute · give · bestow · render · extend
retrieve
Get something back
obtain · gather · procure · find · recover · locate · grab · acquire · secure
- bring upIntroduce for discussion
- bring backReturn to original place
- bring outCause to appear
- bring downCause to collapse
- bring it onDefiant acceptance of challenge
- bringing upIntroducing into discussion
bring out, bring in, bring down, brings, bringing, bring about, upbringing, bring on, bringing up