brings

brings · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Third person singular present tense of "bring"; carries toward.

  2. 2.

    Causes something to happen.

  3. 3.

    Results in a particular condition.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    brings about — causes to happen
  • •
    brings up — raises; mentions
  • •
    brings down — causes to fall; depresses
  • •
    brings out — reveals; publishes

Related words

Antonyms: removes, takes
See also: bring, bringing, brought
Synonyms: carries, conveys, delivers, fetches

Etymology

Third person singular of "bring," from Old English "bringan" meaning to bring or carry, from Proto-Germanic "*bringaną."