Synonyms for bring

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verb

To transport
convey, take along, carry, bear, fetch, deliver, transport, conduct, escort, lead, guide; see also accompany 1, carry 1, pick up 6.
To be worth in sale
sell for, command, fetch, produce, net, return, gross, earn, yield, afford, draw, bring in, realize, take; see also pay 2.
To initiate legal action
institute, declare, prefer, take (to court), appeal, serve, cite, arraign, summon, indict.
To cause
produce, effect, induce, make; see begin 1, cause 2.

bring (in strict usage) implies a carrying or conducting to, and take, similar action away from, the place where the speaker is or will be or a place regarded as ""here'' bring the book to me; I will take it back to the library; fetch implies a going after something, getting it, and bringing it back

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verb

To cause to come along with oneself:
bear, carry, convey, fetch, take, transport. See accompanied
To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into. See persuasion
To be the cause of:
bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See start
To achieve (a certain price).
Also used with in: fetch, realize, sell for. See get

phrasal verb
bring about

To be the cause of:

bring, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See start

phrasal verb
bring around or round

To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring, convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on), talk into. See persuasion
To cause to come back to life or consciousness:
restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify. See live

phrasal verb
bring down

To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
cut down, down, drop, fell¹, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. (Slang) deck¹. Idiom: lay low. See rise
To bring about the downfall of:
overthrow, overturn, subvert, topple, tumble, unhorse. See help

phrasal verb
bring forth

To give birth to:

bear, deliver, have. (Chiefly Regional) birth. Idiom: be brought abed (or to bed) of. See rich

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bring in

To make as income or profit:

clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net², pay, produce, realize, repay, return, yield. See money

phrasal verb
bring off

To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion:

carry out, carry through, effect, effectuate, execute, put through. (Informal) swing. See do

phrasal verb
bring on

To be the cause of:

bring, bring about, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring to pass (or effect), give rise to. See start

phrasal verb
bring out

To present for circulation, exhibit, or sale:

issue, publish, put out. See words

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bring up

To take care of and educate (a child):
raise, rear². See care for
To put forward (a topic) for discussion:
broach, introduce, moot, put forth, raise. See start
To call or direct attention to something:
advert, mention, point, point out, refer, touch (on or upon). See words