Meanings
present singular third person brings in · participle present bringing in · participle past brought in · past brought in
- transitiveTo move something indoors, or into an area.
Could you bring in the groceries?
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The country brings in raw materials from overseas.
The causeways were laid as hard paths for heavily laden pack-animals bringing in wool from outlying hamlets and farms.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications, page 58Have a good-sized pitcher of water nearby, and bring the fire extinguisher in from the kitchen, just in case.
2004, Victoria Moran, “December 27: The Burning Bowl”, in Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit, [San Francisco, Calif.]: HarperSanFrancisco, →ISBN, page 428Unlike South Heath, where the tunnel segments are made on site, the ones used here are made off-site and brought in by road.
2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 41 - transitiveTo introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.
- transitiveTo introduce, add or initiate a person or group of people to an organisation or event; to give (someone) a share or portion of something.
I've brought him in on the plan.
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Come, Missis, bustle about! here comes Master George, bringing in the Duke to breakfast!
1849, [Ellen Wallace], chapter XII, in King’s Cope. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 233 - transitiveTo earn money for a company or for the family.
BT shelled out almost £1bn for the Champions League over the same period, while the FA has just brought in around £820m over six seasons for the international rights to the FA Cup alone.
2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London
Synonyms & antonyms
verbearn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Analytic form of the earlier inbring.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto enporti
- enportito move something indoors, or into an area
Hungarian bevezet, meghonosít
- bevezetto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- meghonosítto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- életbe léptetto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- bevonto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
- beavatto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
Italian inserire, introdurre
- inserireto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- introdurreto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- aggiungereto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
Latin intrōdūcō
- intrōdūcōto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
Polish wnosić, wnieść
- wnosićto move something indoors, or into an area
- wnieśćto move something indoors, or into an area
- wwozićto move something indoors, or into an area
- wwieźćto move something indoors, or into an area
- wprowadzaćto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- wprowadzićto introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- wprowadzaćto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
- wprowadzićto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
- zapraszaćto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
- zaprosićto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
- przyciągaćto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
- przyciągnąćto introduce a person or group of people to an organisation
Russian вноси́ть, внести́
- вноси́ть (vnosítʹ)to move something indoors, or into an area
- внести́ (vnestí)to move something indoors, or into an area
- ввози́ть (vvozítʹ)to move something indoors, or into an area
- ввезти́ (vveztí)to move something indoors, or into an area
- вноси́ть (vnosítʹ)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- внести́ (vnestí)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- вводи́ть (vvodítʹ)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- ввести́ (vvestí)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
Ukrainian вно́сити, внести́
- вно́сити (vnósyty)to move something indoors, or into an area
- внести́ (vnestý)to move something indoors, or into an area
- вво́зити (vvózyty)to move something indoors, or into an area
- ввезти́ (vveztý)to move something indoors, or into an area
- запрова́джувати (zaprovádžuvaty)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- запрова́дити (zaprovádyty)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- вво́дити (vvódyty)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
- ввести́ (vvestý)to introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation — see also introduce
Cite this entry
bring in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20in
“bring in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20in.
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