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Key Words: BRING

Meaning and Usage  

Phrasal Verbs with 'Bring'

  to bring in = to earn profit

      e.g. The sale of the house brought in about £45,000.

  to bring on = to cause an illness

      e.g. Stress can bring on an asthma attack.

  to bring off = to accomplish

      e.g. They brought off a successful advertising campaign.

  to bring up (1) = to raise (a topic) for discussion

      e.g. Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?

  to bring about = to cause

      e.g. The medicine brought about a change in his behaviour.

  to bring out = to introduce to the public

      e.g. They've brought out a new perfume called 'desire'.

  to bring up (2) = to vomit

      e.g. I had a sandwich for lunch and promptly brought it up again.

  to bring forward (to) = to rearrange for an earlier time

      e.g. The meeting has been brought forward to Thursday.

Other Common Expressions with 'Bring'

       to bring to light = to reveal

      e.g. His evidence brought the real facts to light.

  to bring to mind = to remind

      e.g. Thoughts of fishing brought to mind our school days.

Exercise 1:  

Write one word in each gap.  Use verbs and other expressions from the examples above:

1.   Her illness was ________ ______ by stress and overwork.

2.   Shall we ________ ______ our meeting by an hour?

3.   The sale of the painting is expected to ________ _____ £1million to the gallery's general funds.

4.   Toshiba has ________ ______ a new product called 'SL System'.

5.   They managed to ________ ______ the most daring jewellery robbery in history.

6.   I will ________ ______ the subject at the meeting tomorrow.

7.   This song always ________ ______ my first boyfriend.  It was our song. 

8.   He was very drunk last night and ________ ______ everything he had eaten for dinner.

9.   The x-rays of his lungs ________ ______ ______ a new complication to his illness.

10. The unexpected costs of the glass for the windows has _______ _____ a delay in the project.    

Answers

Answers

1.   Her illness was brought on by stress and overwork.

2.   Shall we bring forward our meeting by an hour?

3.   The sale of the painting is expected to bring in £1million to the gallery's general funds.

4.   Toshiba has brought out a new product called 'SL System'.

5.   They managed to bring off the most daring jewellery robbery in history.

6.   I will bring up the subject at the meeting tomorrow.

7.   This song always brings to mind my first boyfriend.  It was our song. 

8.   He was very drunk last night and brought up everything he had eaten for dinner.

9.   The x-rays of his lungs brought to light a new complication to his illness.

10. The unexpected costs of the glass for the windows has brought about a delay in the project.