bring
part of speech
verb (bring, brings, brought, bringing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To bring is to carry something to a place where someone is: «Bring your book to school». tree →
2) To bring someone is to come with them. tree →
3) To bring about is to make something happen. tree →
4) To bring up a child is to care for it as it grows. tree →
sense in the lessons
a gain: what someone brings to a place is added to what is there; with «each» it gives a rate: total = number of people × amount each; phrases: «bring back», «bring in», «bring up», «bring along», «bring together»
examples
- Each student brought 4 cookies. tree →
- She brought 12 cupcakes to school. tree →
- Tom brought 6 more chairs. tree →
- How many apples did they bring in all? tree →
- Please bring your PE kit tomorrow. tree →
- Can I bring a friend to the party? tree →
- Bring back the library book by Friday. tree →
- Rain brings flowers in spring. tree →
- They brought him to the Princess. tree →
note
Past: brought (not «bringed»). «bring» is toward the speaker, «take» is away: «Bring it here», «Take it there». An action that usually adds to the place or group it comes to. With «each» it gives a rate: total = number of people × amount each.
In the corpora
- A big family brings warmth and noise, and also old quarrels.
- Big family gatherings bring together relatives who rarely meet, and they can be fun and stressful at the same time.
- The anniversary of a death often brings the sadness back strongly; families may light a candle, visit the grave or share stories.
- A playlist made only from your old habits rarely brings you something truly new.
- The common pheasant in British fields was brought from Asia long ago for hunting.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bring» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.