bringing


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bringing
n. taking with, taking along
 
bring
v. carry with, take with; present

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bringing

Noun
1. the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
(synonym) delivery
(hypernym) transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance
(hyponym) airdrop

 
bring

Verb
1. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"
(synonym) convey, take
(hypernym) transport, carry
(hyponym) fetch
(entail) come, come up
(see-also) advance, bring forward
(verb-group) get, convey, fetch
2. cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(see-also) join, bring together
3. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
(synonym) work, play, wreak, make for
(hypernym) make, create
(see-also) stage, bring about, arrange
(verb-group) work, act
4. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
(synonym) get, convey, fetch
(antonym) take away, bear off, bear away, carry away, carry off
(hypernym) transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
(hyponym) retrieve
(entail) come, come up
(verb-group) convey, take
5. bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
(synonym) land
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(see-also) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
6. be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?"
(entail) come, come up
(verb-group) convey, take
7. bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
(synonym) lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) instill, transfuse
8. avance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings"
(synonym) institute
(hypernym) make, create
9. be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
(synonym) fetch, bring in
(entail) change hands
10. attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious"
(hypernym) attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
11. induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make


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bring
v. přivést (si); přinést (si); přivézt (si); vzít (si) s sebou; dostat, uvést, přivést (koho kam); vynést (profit)

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bring
Czas. przynosić; przywozić; wnosić; powodować; przynosić; doprowadzać; sprowadzać; ; zmuszać się; powodować/wywoływać coś; oddawać kogoś/coś; przywozić kogoś/coś z powrotem; przywodzić coś na myśl; przywracać coś; przywozić coś; obalać kogoś/coś; obniżać coś; przekładać coś na wcześniejszy termin; przybliżać coś; przedstawiać; sprowadzać/zatrudniać kogoś; wprowadzać coś; zdołać coś zrobić; powodować coś; wydawać; wprowadzać coś nowego; cucić kogoś; przekonywać kogoś (do czegoś); kierować rozmowę na jakiś temat; wychowywać kogoś; poruszać coś; wymiotować/zwracać coś; został doprowadzony; na ich krzyki zbiegli się ludzie; zakończyć karierę sportowca; zdjęła; wyciągnął; nikt nie chce powrotu do; wyzwolić to, co w ludziach najlepsze

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Bringing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
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