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# bring

«bring» in Mova's school dictionary: **to carry something to a place where someone is: «Bring…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (bring, brings, brought, bringing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To bring is to carry something to a place where someone is: «Bring your book to school». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#m1)

2) To bring someone is to come with them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#m2)

3) To bring about is to make something happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#m3)

4) To bring up a child is to care for it as it grows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

a gain: what someone brings to a place is added to what is there; with «each» it gives a rate: total = number of people × amount each; phrases: «bring back», «bring in», «bring up», «bring along», «bring together»

### examples

- Each student brought 4 cookies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x1)
- She brought 12 cupcakes to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x2)
- Tom brought 6 more chairs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x3)
- How many apples did they bring in all? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x4)
- Please bring your PE kit tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x5)
- Can I bring a friend to the party? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x6)
- Bring back the library book by Friday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x7)
- Rain brings flowers in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x8)
- They brought him to the Princess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/#x9)

### note

Past: brought (not «bringed»). «bring» is toward the speaker, «take» is away: «Bring it here», «Take it there». An action that usually adds to the place or group it comes to. With «each» it gives a rate: total = number of people × amount each.

### In the corpora

- [A big family brings warmth and noise, and also old quarrels.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/1/)
- [Big family gatherings bring together relatives who rarely meet, and they can be fun and stressful at the same time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/9/)
- [The anniversary of a death often brings the sadness back strongly; families may light a candle, visit the grave or share stories.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/16/)
- [A playlist made only from your old habits rarely brings you something truly new.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/18-cars-doctors-translators/5/)
- [The common pheasant in British fields was brought from Asia long ago for hunting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/93-the-aviary-the-walk-through-tropical-house/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bring» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bring/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.