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  • 31bring on — [v] provoke accelerate, advance, cause, expedite, generate, give rise to, induce, inspire, lead to, occasion, precipitate, prompt; concepts 7,19 …

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  • 32bring */*/*/ — UK [brɪŋ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms bring : present tense I/you/we/they bring he/she/it brings present participle bringing past tense brought UK [brɔːt] / US [brɔt] past participle brought Collocations: If you bring, take, or fetch… …

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  • 33bring — bringer, n. /bring/, v.t., brought, bringing. 1. to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 2. to cause to come to or… …

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  • 34bring — [[t]brɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ brings, bringing, brought 1) VERB If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. [V n] Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes... [V… …

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  • 35bring — /brɪŋ / (say bring) verb (t) (brought, bringing) 1. to cause to come with oneself; take along to the place or person sought; conduct or convey. 2. to cause to come, as to a recipient or possessor, to the mind or knowledge, into a particular… …

  • 36bring — v. 1) (A) ( to carry ) she brought word to them; or: she brought them word 2) (C) ( to carry ) he brought a book for me; or: he brought me a book 3) (d; tr.) ( to present ) to bring before (to bring a proposal before a committee) 4) (d; tr.) ( to …

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  • 37bring — verb /brIN/ past tense and past participle brought /brO:t/ (T) 1 to take someone or something to the place you are now, to the place you are going to, or to the place that you have been talking about: Did you bring anything to drink? | Sheila was …

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  • 38bring*/*/*/ — [brɪŋ] (past tense and past participle brought [brɔːt] ) verb [T] 1) to take someone or something with you from one place to another Bring a coat in case it turns cold.[/ex] I brought that book for you.[/ex] Could you bring me a plate from the… …

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  • 39bring — [[t]brɪŋ[/t]] v. t. brought, bring•ing 1) to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker 2) to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract 3) to cause to occur or exist: The medicine brought… …

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  • 40bring — v.tr. (past and past part. brought) 1 a come conveying esp. by carrying or leading. b come with. 2 cause to come or be present (what brings you here?). 3 cause or result in (war brings misery). 4 be sold for; produce as income. 5 a prefer (a… …

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