bring – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bring

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bring sth in
Participle: brought sth in
Gerund: bringing sth in

Cognates

See the 7 cognates of bring

Indicative

Present

Ibring sth in
youbring sth in
he;she;itbrings sth in
webring sth in
youbring sth in
theybring sth in

Perfect

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

Past

Ibrought sth in
youbrought sth in
he;she;itbrought sth in
webrought sth in
youbrought sth in
theybrought sth in

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ibring sth in
youbring sth in
he;she;itbring sth in
webring sth in
youbring sth in
theybring sth in

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ibrought sth in
youbrought sth in
he;she;itbrought sth in
webrought sth in
youbrought sth in
theybrought sth in

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youbring sth in
weLet's bring sth in
youbring sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)