Word a Day
bring
What does bring mean?
bring (verb): to transport toward somebody/somewhere.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bring in a sentence?
- Bring me the box from the other room. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bring?
/bɹɪŋ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does bring come from?
From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “bring” mean?
to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Right! That's what “bring” means.
get something; come into possession of
Not quite: that's what receive means.
regard something as probable or likely
Not quite: that's what expect means.
to make a loud, hollow, resonant sound
Not quite: that's what boom means.
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