bring
/brɪŋ/verb
उच्चारण ब्रिंग
(अपने साथ) लाना
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SSC CHSL Pre 2023- 1
[T] ~ sb/sth (with you) | ~ sb sth
to come to a place with somebody or something
(अपने साथ) लाना
- Bring your admit card with you.
- Bring me a glass of water.
- Please bring a pencil and eraser tomorrow.
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- Can you bring a friend to the party?
- Radhika brought sweets for the whole class.
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[T] ~ sth (to sb/sth)
to cause a particular feeling or situation
(कोई भावना या स्थिति) पैदा करना, लाना
- The rains brought relief to the farmers.
- The good news brought tears of joy to her eyes.
- The festival brings joy to every home.
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- The singing of the children brought a smile to his face.
- Heavy rain brought flooding to the area.
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[T] ~ sb/sth + adv./prep.
to cause somebody or something to reach a particular state or place
(किसी स्थिति तक) पहुँचा देना
- The strike brought the city to a halt.
- The heavy snow brought traffic to a standstill.
- Bring the water to the boil before adding the tea.
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- The fire brought the train to a stop.
- A sudden breakdown brought the factory to a standstill.
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bring sb / sth (to a place)
Bring means to carry or take something towards the speaker or the place being talked about. The opposite direction is take.
'Bring' का अर्थ वक्ता की ओर या चर्चित स्थान की ओर कुछ लाना है। विपरीत दिशा के लिए 'take' आता है।
- Please bring your admit card tomorrow.
- Radhika brought her friend to the party.
bring sb sth / bring sth for sb
Two patterns: bring someone something, or bring something for someone.
दो संरचनाएँ: bring someone something या bring something for someone।
- Bring me a glass of water.
- He brought a gift for his mother.
bring + abstract noun
Bring can mean to cause a result or feeling: bring joy, bring change, bring trouble.
'Bring' का अर्थ परिणाम या भावना पैदा करना भी है: bring joy, bring change, bring trouble।
- The rains brought relief to farmers.
- Her success brought pride to the family.
bring sb to + noun / bring sb to do sth
Bring to a state: bring to an end, bring to justice. Bring oneself to do means force oneself.
'Bring to' किसी अवस्था में लाता है: bring to an end, bring to justice। 'Bring oneself to do' का अर्थ स्वयं को विवश करना है।
- The police brought the thief to justice.
- I could not bring myself to refuse.
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bring + noun
luckpeacechangereliefattentionresults
- The new road brought change to the village.
नई सड़क गाँव में बदलाव लाई।
bring + about / up / out
about a changeup a childout a bookback memoriesdown prices
- The government brought down prices.
सरकार ने दाम घटाए।
bring + sb + to
to justiceto tearsto his sensesto an endto life
- The film brought me to tears.
फ़िल्म ने मुझे रुला दिया।
bring + along / together
along a friendtogether peopletogether the familyalong documentsalong lunch
- Festivals bring families together.
त्योहार परिवारों को एक साथ लाते हैं।
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- Don't forget to bring an umbrella; it may rain.
छाता लाना मत भूलना; बारिश हो सकती है।
- The news brought tears to her eyes.
खबर से उसकी आँखों में आँसू आ गए।
- The teacher brought up an important point.
शिक्षक ने एक महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु उठाया।
- Poverty brought him to the city.
ग़रीबी उसे शहर ले आई।
- Her grandmother brought her up in a small village.
उसकी दादी ने उसे छोटे गाँव में पाला।
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✗ I will bring you to the station tomorrow.
✓ I will take you to the station tomorrow.
Bring is towards the speaker's place; when going away from it, use take.
'Bring' वक्ता के स्थान की ओर होता है; दूर जाने के लिए 'take' का प्रयोग होता है।
✗ He brought up from his village.
✓ He was brought up in his village.
Bring up is a transitive phrasal verb and usually passive for a person.
'Bring up' सकर्मक phrasal verb है और व्यक्ति के लिए प्रायः passive में आता है।
✗ She brang the book yesterday.
✓ She brought the book yesterday.
The past of bring is brought.
'Bring' का past रूप 'brought' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Bring, take and fetch involve carrying things.
'Bring', 'take' और 'fetch' वस्तुएँ ले जाने से जुड़े हैं।
Carry towards the speaker or the place talked about.
वक्ता या चर्चित स्थान की ओर लाना।
- Bring your book here.
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bring sb up
to care for a child until he or she is an adult
(बच्चे का) पालन-पोषण करना
- She was brought up by her grandparents.
bring sth up
to mention a subject or start to talk about it
(कोई विषय) उठाना, छेड़ना
- Don't bring up that topic again.
bring sth about
to make something happen
(कोई बदलाव या घटना) घटित करना, लाना
- Education can bring about real change.
bring sth out
to produce or publish something
(किताब, उत्पाद आदि) बाज़ार में लाना, प्रकाशित करना
- They are bringing out a new edition.
bring sb round
to make somebody conscious again; to persuade somebody to agree with you
होश में लाना; (किसी को) अपनी बात पर राज़ी करना
- The doctor tried to bring him round after he fainted.
- She was against the plan at first, but we brought her round.
bring sth on
to make something bad or unpleasant happen
(कोई बुरी चीज़) पैदा करना, उत्पन्न करना
- His headache was brought on by stress and lack of sleep.
bring sth back
to return something; to make somebody remember something; to introduce something again
वापस लाना; याद दिलाना; फिर से शुरू करना
- Please bring back the book by Monday.
- These photos bring back happy memories of school.
bring sth down
to reduce something; to make a government or leader lose power
(क़ीमत आदि) कम करना; (सरकार को) गिराना
- The government has promised to bring down food prices.
- The scandal brought down the minister.
bring sth in
to introduce a new law or system
(नया क़ानून या व्यवस्था) लागू करना, लाना
- The state brought in a new law to protect forests.
bring sth forward
to move an event to an earlier date or time; to suggest something for discussion
(कार्यक्रम को) पहले की तारीख़ पर करना; (प्रस्ताव) सामने रखना
- The exam has been brought forward by a week.
bring sth off
to succeed in doing something difficult
(कोई कठिन काम) सफलतापूर्वक कर दिखाना
- It was a risky plan, but Radhika brought it off brilliantly.
bring forth
to produce something or make it happen or appear; to give birth to a child
उत्पन्न करना, सामने लाना, पैदा करना; जन्म देना
- The new policy brought forth strong protests from farmers.
- The trees bring forth fruit every summer.
- She brought forth a son.
bring sb to
to make sb who is unconscious become conscious again
(बेहोश व्यक्ति को) होश में लाना
- The doctor brought him to with cold water.
- We tried to bring her to.
?Which word?
bring or take?
Bring shows movement towards the speaker or the listener. Take shows movement away, to another place.
जब चीज़ speaker या listener की ओर आ रही हो, तब bring का प्रयोग होता है, जैसे 'Bring me that file.' जब चीज़ किसी दूसरी जगह ले जाई जा रही हो, तब take का प्रयोग होता है, जैसे 'Take this file to the office.'