bring – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bring

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bring sb to
Participle: brought sb to
Gerund: bringing sb to

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of bring

Indicative

Present

Ibring sb to
youbring sb to
he;she;itbrings sb to
webring sb to
youbring sb to
theybring sb to

Perfect

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

Past

Ibrought sb to
youbrought sb to
he;she;itbrought sb to
webrought sb to
youbrought sb to
theybrought sb to

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ibring sb to
youbring sb to
he;she;itbring sb to
webring sb to
youbring sb to
theybring sb to

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ibrought sb to
youbrought sb to
he;she;itbrought sb to
webrought sb to
youbrought sb to
theybrought sb to

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youbring sb to
weLet's bring sb to
youbring sb to

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)