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Is bring a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.Examples: "Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."; "Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be seid in þe chapitle of algebra."; "At twilight in the summer[…]the mice come out. They[…]eat the luncheon crumbs. Mr. Checkly, for instance, always brought his dinner in a paper parcel in his coat-tail pocket, and ate it when so disposed, sprinkling crumbs lavishly[…]on the floor."ditransitivetransitive
2. (transitive, figuratively) To supply or contribute.Examples: "The new company director brought a fresh perspective on sales and marketing."; "“[…]it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”"figurativelytransitive
3. (transitive) To occasion or bring about.Examples: "The controversial TV broadcast brought a storm of complaints."; "Seeing her brought the memories flooding back and tears to my eyes."transitive
4. (transitive) To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.Examples: "It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits."transitive
5. (baseball) To pitch, often referring to a particularly hard thrown fastball.Examples: "The closer Jones can really bring it."
Definition source: Wiktionary