Tra từ bring - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bring [bring brings brought bringing] BrE [brɪŋ] NAmE [brɪŋ] verb (brought, broughtBrE [brɔːt] ; NAmE [brɔːt] )

COME WITH SB/STH
1. to come to a place with sb/sth
•~ sb/sth (with you) Don't forget to bring your books with you.
•~ sb/sth to sth She brought her boyfriend to the party.
•~ sth for sb Bring a present for Helen.
•~ sb sth Bring Helen a present.

PROVIDE
2. to provide sb/sth with sth
•~ sb/sth sth His writing brings him $10 000 a year.
•~ sth to sb/sth The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.

CAUSE
3. ~ sth to cause sth
• The revolution brought many changes.
• The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry).
•Retirement usually brings with it a massive drop in income.
4. ~ sb/sth + adv./prep. to cause sb/sth to be in a particular condition or place
•to bring a meeting to an end
•Bring the water to the boil.
• Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
•The article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
•Hello Simon! What brings you here?

MAKE SB/STH MOVE
5. to make sb/sth move in a particular direction or way
•~ sb/sth + adv./prep. The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
•~ sb/sth running Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her).

ACCUSATION
6. ~ sth (against sb) to officially accuse sb of a crime
•to bring a charge/a legal action/an accusation against sb

FORCE YOURSELF
7. ~ yourself to do sth to force yourself to do sth
•She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
Rem: Idioms containing bring are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example bring sb/sth to heel is at heel.
Derived: ↑bring A and B together ▪ ↑bring in something ▪ ↑bring somebody around ▪ ↑bring somebody back ▪ ↑bring somebody before somebody ▪ ↑bring somebody down ▪ ↑bring somebody forth ▪ ↑bring somebody in ▪ ↑bring somebody in something ▪ ↑bring somebody on ▪ ↑bring somebody out ▪ ↑bring somebody out in something ▪ bring somebody out of himself/herself ▪ ↑bring somebody round ▪ ↑bring somebody something back ▪ ↑bring somebody to ▪ ↑bring somebody up ▪ ↑bring somebody up against something ▪ ↑bring something about ▪ ↑bring something around to something ▪ ↑bring something back ▪ ↑bring something down ▪ ↑bring something forward ▪ ↑bring something off ▪ ↑bring something on ▪ ↑bring something on yourself ▪ ↑bring something out ▪ ↑bring something round to something ▪ ↑bring something up
See also: ↑bring somebody around ▪ ↑bring somebody to ▪ ↑bring something around to something
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English bringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen.

Thesaurus:
bring verb T
•Bring your books with you.
take • • carry • • deliver • • leave • • transport • • fly • • ferry •
bring/take/carry/deliver/transport/fly/ferry sb/sth to/from sb/sth
bring/take/carry/transport/fly/ferry sb/sth back/home
bring/take/carry/deliver/transport/ferry sb/sth by car, rail, truck, etc.
Bring or take? Take is used from the point of view of the person who is going somewhere with sth; bring is used from the point of view of sb who is already in the place the person is going to.

Language Bank:
cause
X causes Y
▪ Childhood obesity can cause ▪ / lead to ▪ long-term health problems.
▪ Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused ▪ / led to ▪ / resulted in ▪ a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
▪ Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to ▪ the increase in childhood obesity.
▪ Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to ▪ childhood obesity.
▪ Genetics, lifestyle and diet are ▪ all important factors ▪ in cases of childhood obesity.
▪ Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about ▪ significant weight loss.
Language Banks at ↑because of, ↑consequently, ↑therefore

Example Bank:
•Did you bring anything back with you?
•I brought a couple of things from home to brighten the place up.
•I've brought something to show you.
•Remember to bring your books with you.
•The ferries brought tourists in their hundreds.