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21To bring about — About A*bout , adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Tis time to look about. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. [1913 Webster] 3. Here… …
22bring about — transitive verb Date: 14th century to cause to take place ; effect …
23bring about — to cause; to make (smth) happen; to give rise to …
24bring about — To accomplish. See commit …
25intended to bring about delay — index dilatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
26bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …
27bring — ► VERB (past and past part. brought) 1) carry or accompany to a place. 2) cause to be in a particular position, state, or condition. 3) cause (someone) to receive (specified income or profit). 4) (bring oneself to do) force oneself to do… …
28Bring — Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be;… …
29bring — [briŋ] vt. brought, bringing [ME bringen < OE bringan < IE base * bhrenk , *bronk > Welsh he brwng, to bring, lead] 1. to carry or lead (a person or thing) to the place thought of as “here” or to a place where the speaker will be [bring… …
30bring, take — Bring indicates movement toward a place identified with the speaker; it suggests to come here with. Take suggests movement away from such a place and indicates to go there with. One takes money to a supermarket and brings home groceries (and no… …
