bring on
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To cause something to happen or appear: To make something occur, often something undesirable or a specific event.
- To cause a condition or feeling in someone: To induce a physical or emotional state in a person.
- To introduce or present something: To bring something forward for consideration or use.
Usage and Examples
- Causing an event or situation:
- His careless remarks brought on a heated argument.
- The sudden rain brought on the need for umbrellas.
- Causing a physical or emotional state:
- Eating too much sugar can bring on a headache.
- The sad movie brought on tears.
- Introducing or presenting something:
- The waiter will bring on the dessert soon.
- The company plans to bring on a new product line next quarter.
Advanced Usage
- "to bring it on": A colloquial challenge or expression of readiness to face something difficult.
- You think you can beat me? Bring it on!
- Used in contexts of responsibility: To be the cause of something, typically negative, for oneself.
- He brought this problem on himself by not listening to advice.
Variants and Related Words
- Induce (v): To bring about or give rise to.
- Precipitate (v): To cause an event or situation to happen suddenly or unexpectedly.
- Trigger (v): To cause an event or situation to happen.
- Provoke (v): To stimulate or incite a reaction or feeling.
Synonyms
- Cause
- Produce
- Generate
- Instigate
- Occasion
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bring about: To cause something to happen (often a significant change).
- The new policy aims to bring about economic reform.
- Bring out: To reveal a quality or produce something for sale/publication.
- Stress can bring out the worst in people.
- Bring in: To introduce a new law, system, or person; to earn money.
- They decided to bring in an expert consultant.
Related Idioms
- Bring on board: To include someone in a team or project.
- We need to bring a marketing specialist on board for the campaign.
- Bring to light: To reveal or make something known.
- The investigation brought new evidence to light.
Verb
- cause to appear
- bring on the birthday cake
- bring onto the market or release
- produce a movie
- bring out a book
- produce a new play
- cause to arise
- induce a crisis