Etimology
From Middle English bryngen, from Old English bringan, from Proto-West Germanic *bringan, from Proto-Germanic *bringaną (“to bring”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenk-, possibly based on *bʰer-. Compare West Frisian bringe, Low German bringen, Dutch brengen, German bringen; also Welsh hebrwng (“to bring, lead”), Tocharian B pränk- (“to take away; restrain oneself, hold back”), Latvian brankti (“lying close”), Lithuanian branktas (“whiffletree”).
verb
bring (third-person singular simple present brings, present participle bringing, simple past brought, past participle brought or (rare, dialectal) broughten)
(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
(transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.
(transitive) To occasion or bring about.
(transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.
To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.
To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch.
(baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.
Examples
Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey.
Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra.
At twilight in the summer […] the mice come out. They […] eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly […] on the floor.
A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ¶ ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
Next month, Clemons will be brought before a court presided over by a "special master", who will review the case one last time.
The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing.
“ […] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints.
It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
It seems so preposterous a thing […] that they do not easily bring themselves to it.
What does coal bring per ton?
The closer Jones can really bring it.
Etimology
Onomatopoeia.
interjection
bring
The sound of a telephone ringing.