bring forth
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Definition
- Verb:
- To cause something to exist or happen; to generate or create: "bring forth" means to make something come into being, often through one's actions or as a natural result.
- To present or introduce something for consideration or display: "bring forth" also means to produce and show something, such as evidence or an object.
- (Archaic) To give birth to; to bear offspring: This is a more literary or old-fashioned use, meaning to produce children.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The committee hopes to bring forth a new proposal next week. (The committee hopes to create and present a new proposal.)
- The lawyer brought forth a key witness during the trial. (The lawyer produced and presented a key witness.)
- The ancient text says, "And she brought forth a son." (The ancient text says, "And she gave birth to a son.")
Advanced Usage
- "to bring forth fruit": (of a plant) to yield produce.
- After years of care, the orchard finally brought forth fruit.
- "to bring forth an argument/idea": to present or introduce a line of reasoning or a concept.
- The philosopher brought forth a compelling argument for moral realism.
Variants and Related Words
- Forthbringing (n, rare): The act of bringing forth.
- Related concept: Generation (n): The act or process of bringing something into existence.
Synonyms
- Produce: To create or yield as a result.
- Generate: To cause to arise or come into being.
- Present: To show or offer for viewing.
- Yield: To give forth by a natural process.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "bring forth" itself functions as a phrasal verb. Other phrasal verbs with "bring" have distinct meanings.) - Bring about: To cause to happen. - The new policy brought about significant change. - Bring out: To reveal or publish. - The stress of the situation brought out her true character.
Related Idioms
- "Bring forth new life": A poetic way to refer to giving birth or causing something new to begin.
- In spring, the earth seems to bring forth new life.
- "Nothing will bring forth nothing": A proverbial idea meaning that if you start with nothing or do nothing, you will achieve nothing. (Often phrased as "Nothing begets nothing.")
Verb
- make children
- Abraham begot Isaac
- Men often father children but don't recognize them
- bring forth or yield
- The tree would not produce fruit
- bring out for display
- The proud father produced many pictures of his baby
- The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him
- bring into existence
- The new manager generated a lot of problems
- The computer bug generated chaos in the office
- The computer generated this image
- The earthquake generated a tsunami