Meaning & use

bring

verb·Everyday

To carry, take, or cause something or someone to come along to a place.

See it in a sentence

Please bring your laptop to the meeting so we can review the file together.

The storm brought heavy rain and strong winds to the coast overnight.

A note on using this word

Bring implies movement toward the speaker's location, while 'take' implies movement away from it; the two are easy to mix up.

Words with a similar meaning

carryfetch

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Words with an opposite meaning

take away

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