Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - bring

 verb  (brought; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~an; akin to Old High German ~an to ~, Welsh hebrwng to accompany  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1.  a. to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded  b. to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: as  (1) attract her screams brought the neighbors  (2) persuade, induce  (3) force, compel  (4) to cause to come into a particular state or condition ~ water to a boil  c. dialect escort, accompany  d. to bear as an attribute or characteristic ~s years of experience to the position  2. to cause to exist or occur: as  a. to be the occasion of winter ~s snow  b. to result in the drug brought immediate relief  c. institute ~ legal action  d. adduce ~ an argument  3. prefer ~ charges  4. to procure in exchange ; sell for  intransitive verb chiefly Midland yield, produce  • ~er noun