bring

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 German 2.1 Verb 3 Scots 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Old English bringan, from Indo-European *bhrenk, akin to Welsh he-brwng 'to bring, lead', Tocharian B pränk 'to take away; restrain oneself, hold back', Latvian brankti 'lying close', Lithuanian branktas 'whiffletree'.

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• IPA: /ˈbɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"brIN/
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  Rhymes: -ɪŋ

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to bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringing, simple past and past participle brought)

1. (transitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
2. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.

   The closer Jones can really bring it.

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Past brang and past participle brung and broughten forms are sometimes used in some dialects, especially in informal speech.

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bring

1. The imperative of second-person singular of bringen.

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[edit] Etymology

Old English bringan.

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• IPA: /brɪŋ/

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tae bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringin, simple past brocht, past participle brocht)

1. To bring.