intj · name · verb · 21 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ʙɹɪŋ/
/ˈbɹɪŋ/
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Midlands, Northern-England:/ˈbɹɪŋɡ/without the NG-coalescence
rhymes with -ɪŋ
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
intj
Meaning 1
The sound of a telephone ringing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
cause to come into a particular state or condition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence
bring water to the boiling point
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
16
verb
Meaning 16
advance or set forth in court,
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
bring charges
institute proceedings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: institute
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make, create
17
verb
Meaning 17
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
I cannot work a miracle
wreak havoc
bring comments
play a joke
The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work, play, wreak, make for
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: make, create
18
verb
Meaning 18
attract the attention of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The noise and the screaming brought the curious
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
19
verb
Meaning 19
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Bring me the box from the other room
Take these letters to the boss
This brings me to the main point
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convey, take
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transport, carry
Narrower terms: fetch, transit, ferry, return, take back, bring back, tube, whisk, impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel, land
20
verb
Meaning 20
be sold for a certain price
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The painting brought $10,000
The old print fetched a high price at the auction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fetch, bring in
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
bestow a quality on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
The music added a lot to the play
She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
This adds a light note to the program
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: factor, instill, transfuse, tinsel, throw in
History
Etymology
Onomatopoeia.
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-. 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”).
Across languages
Translations
271 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
bring
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Albanian:
sjell
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Albanian:
bie
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Albanian:
prun
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Southern Altai:
экелер
(ekeler)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Amharic:
አመጣ
(ʾämäṭa)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Amharic:
ጣለ
(ṭalä)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Arabic:
أَحْضَرَ
(ʔaḥḍara)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Arabic:
جَاءَ بِـ
(jāʔa bi-)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Arabic:
أَتَى بِـ
(ʔatā bi-)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Arabic:
جَلَبَ
(jalaba)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Chadian Arabic:
جاب
(jāb)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Arabic:
جاب
(gāb)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Arabic:
جاب
(jāb)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Aragonese:
trayer
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Armenian:
բերել
(berel)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Aromanian:
aduc
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Assamese:
আন
(an)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Asturian:
trayer
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Asturian:
llevar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Aymara:
apaña
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Azerbaijani:
gətirmək
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Bakhtiari:
اوردن
(aworden)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Basque:
ekarri
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Belarusian:
прыно́сіць
(prynósicʹ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Belarusian:
прыне́сці
(prynjésci)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Belarusian:
прыво́дзіць
(pryvódzicʹ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Belarusian:
прыве́сці
(pryvjésci)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Belarusian:
прыво́зіць
(pryvózicʹ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Belarusian:
прыве́зці
(pryvjézci)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Bengali:
আনা
(ana)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Bhojpuri:
आनल
(ānal)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Breton:
kas
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Bulgarian:
дона́сям
(donásjam)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Bulgarian:
дове́ждам
(dovéždam)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Burmese:
ယူလာ
(yula)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Catalan:
aportar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Cherokee:
ᎠᏲᎯᏍᏗ
(ayohisdi)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Chichewa:
nyamula
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Chinese Mandarin:
帶來 /带来
(dàilái)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Chinese Mandarin:
帶去 /带去
(dàiqu)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ngazidja Comorian:
urwawa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Corsican:
purtà
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Czech:
přinášet
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Czech:
přinést
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Czech:
přivádět
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Czech:
přivést
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Czech:
přivážet
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Czech:
přivézt
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Dalmatian:
portur
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Danish:
bringe
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Dutch:
brengen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Egyptian:
ini:n
(jnj)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Esperanto:
alkonduki
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Esperanto:
alporti
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Estonian:
tooma
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Extremaduran:
trel
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Faroese:
koma við
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Finnish:
tuoda
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Finnish:
viedä
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Franco-Provençal:
amenar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
French:
apporter
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
French:
amener
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
North Frisian:
bring
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
North Frisian:
briange
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
North Frisian:
bränge
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Old Frisian:
bringa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
West-Frisian:
bringe
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Friulian:
puartâ
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Galician:
traer
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Galician:
traguer
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Galician:
levar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Galician:
carregar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Galician:
portar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Georgian:
მოტანა
(moṭana)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
German:
bringen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
German:
holen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Gothic:
𐌱𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽
(briggan)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Greek:
φέρνω
(férno)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ancient Greek:
ἄγω
(ágō)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ancient Greek:
φέρω
(phérō)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ancient Greek:
ἐπάγω
(epágō)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Gujarati:
લાવવું
(lāvvũ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Gujarati:
આણવું
(āṇavũ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Haitian Creole:
pote
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Hausa:
kāwo
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Hawaiian:
lawe mai
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Hawaiian:
hō mai
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Hebrew:
הֵבִיא
(heví)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Hindi:
लाना
(lānā)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Hungarian:
hoz
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Icelandic:
færa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Icelandic:
koma með
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ido:
adportar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ido:
portar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Igbo:
weta
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Indonesian:
bawa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Indonesian:
membawa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ingrian:
toovva
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Interlingua:
apportar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Irish:
tabhair
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Istriot:
portà
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Italian:
portare
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Japanese:
持って来る
(motte-kuru)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Japanese:
持って行く
(motte-iku)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Javanese:
gawa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Old Javanese:
wawa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Jeju:
ᄀᆞ져오다
(gawjeooda)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Kazakh:
әкелу
(äkelu)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Khmer:
យក...មក
(yɔɔk ... mɔɔk)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Khmer:
នាំ...មក
(noam ... mɔɔk)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Korean:
가져오다
(gajeooda)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Korean:
갖다 주다
(gatda juda)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Northern Kurdish:
anîn
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Northern Kurdish:
înan
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Kyrgyz:
келүү
(kelüü)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Kyrgyz:
алып келүү
(alıp kelüü)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lao:
ເອົາມາ
(ē ʼ mā)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lao:
ນໍາ
(nam)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latin:
addō
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latin:
addūcō
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latin:
portō
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latin:
afferō
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latvian:
nest
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latvian:
atnest
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latvian:
ienest
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latvian:
vest
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latvian:
atvest
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Latvian:
ievest
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lithuanian:
atnešti
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Low German:
bringen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Luganda:
leeta
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lushootseed:
ʔəƛ̕txw
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Luxembourgish:
bréngen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Macedonian:
донесува
(donesuva)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Macedonian:
донесе
(donese)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Macedonian:
доведува
(doveduva)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Macedonian:
доведе
(dovede)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Malay:
bawa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Malayalam:
കൊണ്ടുവരിക
(koṇṭuvarika)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Maltese:
ġab
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Maltese:
wassal
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Māori:
homai
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Māori:
mau
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Māori:
apatari
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Marathi:
आणणे
(āṇṇe)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Middle English:
bryngen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Mongolian:
авчрах
(avčrax)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Neapolitan:
purtà
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Nepali:
ल्याउनु
(lyāunu)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Norman:
emm'ner
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Norwegian Bokmål:
bringe
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Norwegian Bokmål:
ta med
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bringe
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ta med
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Occitan:
aportar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Occitan:
adúser
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Old English:
bringan
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Old Galician-Portuguese:
trager
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Old Saxon:
bringan
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Oromo:
fiduu
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ossetian:
ӕрхӕссын
(ærxæssyn)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Persian:
آوردن
(âvardan)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Plautdietsch:
brinjen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Polish:
przynosić
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Polish:
przynieść
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Polish:
przyprowadzać
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Polish:
przyprowadzić
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Polish:
przywozić
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Polish:
przywieźć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Portuguese:
trazer
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Quechua:
apamuy
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Romanian:
aduce
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Romansh:
purtar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Russian:
приноси́ть
(prinosítʹ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Russian:
принести́
(prinestí)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Russian:
приводи́ть
(privodítʹ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Russian:
привести́
(privestí)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Russian:
привози́ть
(privozítʹ)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Russian:
привезти́
(priveztí)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sanskrit:
आनयति
(ānayati)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sardinian:
poltare
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sardinian:
portare
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sardinian:
vature
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Scots:
bring
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Scottish Gaelic:
thoir
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
донети
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
доносити
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
носити
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
понети
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
довести
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
доводити
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
дофурати
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
donijeti
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
donositi
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
nositi
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
ponijeti
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
dovesti
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
dovoditi
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Serbo-Croatian:
dofurati
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sicilian:
purtari
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sinhalese:
ගෙනෙනවා
(genenawā)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovak:
prinášať
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovak:
priniesť
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovak:
privádzať
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovak:
priviesť
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovak:
privážať
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovak:
priviezť
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovene:
prinašati
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Slovene:
prinesti
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Somali:
keenid
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lower Sorbian:
wózyś
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lower Sorbian:
wjasć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Lower Sorbian:
póraś
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Upper Sorbian:
přinosyć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Upper Sorbian:
přinjesć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Upper Sorbian:
přiwodźić
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Upper Sorbian:
přiwjesć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Upper Sorbian:
přiwozyć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Upper Sorbian:
přiwjezć
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Spanish:
traer
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Spanish:
llevar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Spanish:
transportar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Swahili:
kuleta
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Swahili:
kuletea
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Swedish:
ta med
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Swedish:
bringa
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Swedish:
medföra
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Swedish:
tillföra
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Sylheti:
ꠀꠘꠣ
(ana)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Tagalog:
dala
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Tajik:
овардан
(ovardan)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Tamil:
கொண்டுவா
(koṇṭuvā)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Tamil:
கொண்டு
(koṇṭu)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Telugu:
తెచ్చు
(teccu)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Telugu:
తీసుకొచ్చు
(tīsukoccu)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Thai:
นํา
(nam)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Thai:
เอามา
(ao maa)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Tocharian B:
ās-
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Tok Pisin:
bringim
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Turkish:
getirmek
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Turkmen:
getirmek
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ugaritic:
𐎊𐎁𐎍
(ybl)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ukrainian:
прино́сити
(prynósyty)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ukrainian:
принести́
(prynestý)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ukrainian:
приво́дити
(pryvódyty)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ukrainian:
привести́
(pryvestý)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ukrainian:
приво́зити
(pryvózyty)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Ukrainian:
привезти́
(pryveztý)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Urdu:
لانا
(lānā)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Uzbek:
olib kelmoq
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Uzbek:
opke (Toshkent)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Uzbek:
keltirmoq
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Venetan:
portar
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Vietnamese:
mang
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Volapük:
blinön
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Walloon:
apoirter
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Walloon:
abouter
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Walloon:
atcheryî
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Walloon:
amoenner
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Welsh:
dod â
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Wolof:
indy
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Xhosa:
letha
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Yiddish:
ברענגען
(brengen)
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Yoruba:
mú...wá
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Yoruba:
gbé...wá
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Zazaki:
arden
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Zazaki:
anayen
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Zazaki:
overden
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere
Zulu:
letha
— to transport toward somebody/somewhere