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Definition bring in British English
bring
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
If you bring, take, or fetch something, you hold it and go with it to another place. But which word you choose depends on the situation.
Bring describes movement to another place when the speaker or listener is already there: Bring the photos when you come to visit me.I’ll bring the photos to your house tonight.He visited us and brought his sister with him.
Take describes movement to another place when the speaker or listener is NOT already there: Take the photos when you go to visit her tonight.I’ll take the photos to her house.He went to visit them and took his sister with him.
Fetch describes movement to another place AND back again, bringing someone or something with you: Fetch the photos from the kitchen, will you.She’s gone to fetch her brother from the station.
Say ‘bring it to London’ if you are in London; say ‘take it to London’ if you are NOT in London; say ‘fetch it from London’ if you are NOT in London and are not going to leave it in London.
Can I bring the children with me?
My parents always encouraged us to bring our friends home.
to move something somewhere
Government investment has brought thousands of new jobs to the area.
The case was brought by the European Commission in 1987 after the government failed to reduce pollution levels.
The authorities are expected to bring charges against both parties.
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