bring – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bring

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bring
Participle: brought
Gerund: bringing

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of bring

Indicative

Present

Ibring
youbring
he;she;itbrings
webring
youbring
theybring

Perfect

Ihave brought
youhave brought
he;she;ithas brought
wehave brought
youhave brought
theyhave brought

Past

Ibrought
youbrought
he;she;itbrought
webrought
youbrought
theybrought

Pluperfect

Ihad brought
youhad brought
he;she;ithad brought
wehad brought
youhad brought
theyhad brought

Future

Iwill bring
youwill bring
he;she;itwill bring
wewill bring
youwill bring
theywill bring

Future Perfect

Iwill have brought
youwill have brought
he;she;itwill have brought
wewill have brought
youwill have brought
theywill have brought

Subjunctive

Present

Ibring
youbring
he;she;itbring
webring
youbring
theybring

Perfect

Ihave brought
youhave brought
he;she;ithave brought
wehave brought
youhave brought
theyhave brought

Imperfect

Ibrought
youbrought
he;she;itbrought
webrought
youbrought
theybrought

Pluperfect

Ihad brought
youhad brought
he;she;ithad brought
wehad brought
youhad brought
theyhad brought

Conditional

Present

Iwould bring
youwould bring
he;she;itwould bring
wewould bring
youwould bring
theywould bring

Perfect

Iwould have brought
youwould have brought
he;she;itwould have brought
wewould have brought
youwould have brought
theywould have brought

Imperative

youbring
weLet's bring
youbring

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bringing
youare bringing
he;she;itis bringing
weare bringing
youare bringing
theyare bringing

Perfect

Ihave been bringing
youhave been bringing
he;she;ithas been bringing
wehave been bringing
youhave been bringing
theyhave been bringing

Past

Iwas bringing
youwere bringing
he;she;itwas bringing
wewere bringing
youwere bringing
theywere bringing

Pluperfect

Ihad been bringing
youhad been bringing
he;she;ithad been bringing
wehad been bringing
youhad been bringing
theyhad been bringing

Future

Iwill be bringing
youwill be bringing
he;she;itwill be bringing
wewill be bringing
youwill be bringing
theywill be bringing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bringing
youwill have been bringing
he;she;itwill have been bringing
wewill have been bringing
youwill have been bringing
theywill have been bringing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bringing
youwould be bringing
he;she;itwould be bringing
wewould be bringing
youwould be bringing
theywould be bringing

Perfect

Iwould have been bringing
youwould have been bringing
he;she;itwould have been bringing
wewould have been bringing
youwould have been bringing
theywould have been bringing

Other

Verbs similar to 'bring'

bing, boing, brine, dring, ring, wring, bang, bein, berine, bewing,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole
add, assist, bestow, chip in, do one's bit, donate, endow, fund, gift, grant, impart, invest, join, kick in, lend, participate, pitch in, pledge, provide, put up, set forward, supply, support, sweeten the kitty, contribute
convey
introduce, bear, accompany, deliver, carry, conduct, convoy, fetch
yield
draw, command, take, gross, earn, get
institute
summon, serve, prefer, cite
cause
make, do, effect

Antonyms

convey
retain, hold, keep, preserve
yield
clash, counteract, counter, impede
cause
effect, result, outcome, end

Additional Information

Cf. Old English bringan.

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. bringan (p.t. brohte, pp. broht), from P.Gmc. *brenganan (cf. O.Fris. brenga; M.Du. brenghen; O.H.G. bringan; Goth. briggan, p.t. brohte, pp. broht); no exact cognates outside Gmc., but it appears to be from PIE base *bhrengk-, compound based on root *bher- "to carry" (cf. L. ferre; see infer). The tendency to conjugate this as a strong verb on the model of sing, drink, etc., is ancient: O.E. also had a rare strong pp. form, brungen, corresponding to modern colloquial brung.
2. 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-.
3. Compare Scots bring, West Frisian bringe, Low German brengen, Dutch brengen, Afrikaans bring, 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”). See: Middle English 'bryngen', Old English 'bringan', Proto-Germanic '*bringaną', Scots 'bring', Low Saxon 'brengen', Dutch 'brengen', Afrikaans 'bring', German, old spelling 'bringen'.

Verbs referencing "bring"

German, old spelling bringen, Low Saxon bringen, Swedish bringa, Alemannic German bringe, Danish bringe, German, Pennsylvania bringe, Luxembourgish bréngen.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Well, Tom's got the real article, if ever a fellow had, ” rejoined the other. “ Why, last fall, I let him go to Cincinnati alone, to do business for me, and bring home five hundred dollars. ‘Tom, ’ says I to him, ‘I trust you, because I think you 're a Christian—I know you wouldn't cheat. ’ Tom comes back, sure enough; I knew he would. Some low fellows, they [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The boat soon shoved off, with a lantern and sundry blue lights on board; and in less than an hour returned; the officer in command bringing with him a tolerably tall young tree, which he had plucked up by the roots, to satisfy certain distrustful passengers whose minds misgave them that they were to be imposed upon and shipwrecked, and [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • CHAPTER II The Mother Eliza had been brought up by her mistress, from girlhood, as a petted and indulged favorite. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] nerve, once more entwined with that little life, seemed to become sound and healthful, and Eliza was a happy woman up to the time that her husband was rudely torn from his kind employer, and brought under the iron sway of his legal owner. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] temperament; a large and beautifully-shaped head; and the whole system in healthy action. The parents were easily induced to consent to her coming to Boston, and on the 4th of October, 1837, they brought her to the Institution. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of buying a new sorrel colt, that was going to prove an addition to the glories of the place. A few of the worshippers belonged to families hard by, who had got permission to attend, and who brought in various choice scraps of information, about the sayings and doings at the house and on the place, which circulated as freely as the same sort of small change does in higher circles. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • A further account has been published by Dr. Howe, since the report from which I have just quoted. It describes her rapid mental growth and improvement during twelve months more, and brings her little history down to the end of last year. It is very remarkable, that as we dream in words, and carry on imaginary conversations, in which we speak both for ourselves and for the shadows who [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] peculiar to their condition, that their little feats of agility should be seen. Among them was a small laughing fellow, who stood aloof, entertaining himself with a gymnastic exercise for bringing the arms and chest into play; which he enjoyed mightily; especially when, in thrusting out his right arm, he brought it into contact with another boy. Like Laura Bridgman, this young child [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] who stood aloof, entertaining himself with a gymnastic exercise for bringing the arms and chest into play; which he enjoyed mightily; especially when, in thrusting out his right arm, he brought it into contact with another boy. Like Laura Bridgman, this young child was deaf, and dumb, and blind. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Because they will bring the highest sum of any,—that's why. I could choose another, if you say so. The fellow made me a high bid on Eliza, if that would suit you any better, ” said Mr. Shelby. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • He said to me: " If you bring back the hostages... ...."the advert you will have on TV will be worth more than $800,000." (The Wizard of the Kremlin)
  • That brought the festival together and the community together. New Yorkers and the rest of this country (Tribeca 25)
  • Without a deterrent, you can't have peace. Deterrents bring about peace. Okay. (Scarfies)
  • Are you lost ? What? She looks like the doll Amir brought, doesn't she ? (Siapa Buka Lampu)
  • (GASPS) Oh! (DOOR SHUTS) SHORTHAND: There she is. The birthday girl. I brought a cake. (Scary Movie)