bring with

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, with.

“I forgot to bring a sleeping bag (with me).”

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Meanings

verbbring with (third-person singular simple present brings with, present participle bringing with, simple past and past participle brought with)

present singular third person brings with · participle present bringing with · participle past brought with · past brought with

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, with.

    I forgot to bring a sleeping bag (with me).

  2. informaltransitiveUpper Midwestern USto bring someone or something along

    "Can my friend come along?" ― "Yeah, you can bring her with."

Origin

From a substrate of Germanic immigrant languages to the Midwest that feature the same construction. Compare German mitbringen, Norwegian Bokmål medbringe, and Danish medbringe.

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APA

bring with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20with

MLA

“bring with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20with. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring with,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20with.

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