{
    "term": "bring",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "bring",
            "heSheIt": "brings"
        },
        "pastSimple": "brought",
        "pastParticiple": "brought",
        "ingForm": "bringing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to come to a place with somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "bring somebody/something (with you)bring somebody/something to somethingbring something for somebodybring somebody something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't forget to bring your books with you.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something (with you)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can we bring the children?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She brought her boyfriend to the party.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bring a present for Helen.",
                    "contextForm": "bring something for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Bring Helen a present.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Did you bring anything back with you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I brought a couple of things from home to brighten the place up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've brought something to show you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Remember to bring your books with you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ferries brought tourists in their hundreds."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to give or provide somebody/something with something",
            "sensetop": "bring somebody/something sthbring something to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They brought us some good news.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something sth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll bring you the election results as soon as we have them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writing brings him $10 000 a year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.",
                    "contextForm": "bring something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The novel took her eight years to write and brought her instant fame."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're itching to bring you stories that will intrigue, inspire and stimulate you."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to cause something",
            "sensetop": "bring somethingbring something to somethingbring something with it",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The revolution **brought** many **changes**.",
                    "contextForm": "bring something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The news **brought tears to his eyes** *(= made him cry)*.",
                    "contextForm": "bring something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Retirement often brings with it a massive drop in income.",
                    "contextForm": "bring something with it"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to cause somebody/something to be in a particular condition or place",
            "sensetop": "bring somebody/something to somethingbring somebody/something into somethingbring somebody/something + adv.prep.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **bring** a meeting **to an end**",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **bring an end to** the conflict"
                },
                {
                    "text": "No one has worked harder to **bring peace to** the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Bring** the water **to the boil**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have taken on six more staff, bringing the total to 45."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The issue was only **brought to my attention** this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His travels brought him into contact with many famous artists.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Publication of the article brought her into conflict with the authorities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hello Simon! What brings you here?",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something + adv.prep."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "used to move a speech or piece of writing on from one point to the next",
            "sensetop": "bring somebody/something to something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This brings me to the second point I'd like to make:…"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to make somebody/something move in a particular direction or way",
            "sensetop": "bring somebody/something + adv./prep.bring somebody/something running",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The judge brought her hammer down on the table.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His cries brought the neighbours running *(= made them run to him)*.",
                    "contextForm": "bring somebody/something running"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to start legal action against somebody/something; to make somebody/something answer a case in court",
            "sensetop": "bring something against somebodybring something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **bring charges/legal action/proceedings** against somebody",
                    "contextForm": "bring something against somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The decision comes in a **case brought** by the residents of a small town in Alabama.",
                    "contextForm": "bring something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to force yourself to do something",
            "sensetop": "bring yourself to do something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She could not bring herself to tell him the news."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a great effort and perform well",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We'll show you how Canada brings it!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to express confidence about a challenge",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We've trained hard and we're ready. Bring it on!"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/bring/bring__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɪŋz/",
                "audio": "br/bring/brings__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɔːt/",
                "audio": "br/bring/brought__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/bring/bringing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/bring/bring__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɪŋz/",
                "audio": "br/bring/brings__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/brɔːt/",
                "audio": "br/bring/brought__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbrɪŋɪŋ/",
                "audio": "br/bring/bringing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English bringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen."
}