bring meaning

The word ‘bring’ means to carry or take something to a place.

bring :

to carry or take to a place

Verb

▪ Please bring your books to school.

▪ Please carry your books to school.

▪ She brings her lunch every day.

▪ She takes her lunch every day.

paraphrasing

▪ carry – to take something to a place

▪ take – to move something from one place to another

▪ deliver – to bring something to a destination

▪ fetch – to go and get something

bring

Pronunciation

bring [brɪŋ]

The word sounds like 'bring' with a short 'i' and 'ng' sound.

Common phrases and grammar about bring

bring - Common meaning

Verb
to carry or take to a place

Part of Speech Changes for "bring"

▪ bringer (noun) – one who brings

▪ bringable (adjective) – able to be brought

Common Expressions with "bring"

▪ bring up – to start discussing a topic

▪ bring back – to return something

▪ bring in – to introduce something new

▪ bring out – to make something more noticeable

Important examples of bring in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, bring is used to indicate carrying or taking something to a place.

▪Please bring your ID to the interview.
▪Please carry your ID to the interview.

Example of a confusing word: take (to move something away)

▪Please take your ID to the interview.
▪Please move your ID away from the interview.
"Bring" means to carry something to a specific location or person, often implying movement toward the speaker or a specified place. In "Please bring your ID to the interview," the grammar and context are correct. "Take," however, generally implies moving something away from a location, which can confuse learners when the directionality of the action is unclear. "Take your ID to the interview" might sound similar, but it doesn't align with the typical context of bringing something to an event. Therefore, "bring" is the correct choice in this context.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Bring is often used as a transitive verb, requiring an object in TOEIC grammar questions.

▪Can you bring the documents tomorrow?
▪Can you take the documents tomorrow?

bring

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

bring something

to carry or take an object

▪Please bring your laptop to the meeting.
▪Please carry your laptop to the meeting.

bring to attention

to make someone notice something

▪I want to bring this issue to your attention.
▪I want to make you notice this issue.

Differences between similar words and bring

bring

,

take

differences

Bring is used when bringing something towards the speaker's location, while take is used when moving something away from the speaker's location.

bring
▪Please bring the report to my office.
▪Please take the report to your office.
take
▪She brings her notes to every class.
▪She takes her notes to every class.

bring

,

carry

differences

Bring is used to move something closer to the speaker, whereas carry is more general for moving something from one place to another.

bring
▪Can you bring the books to the library?
▪She brought the groceries inside.
carry
▪She carried the groceries inside.
▪She brought the groceries inside.

Words with the same origin as bring

The origin of bring

The word's etymology is not clear.

Word structure

The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.

Words with the same origin

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