inbring

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verb

To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.

OriginMiddle English inbringen ← Old English inbringan →
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Meanings

verbinbring (third-person singular simple present inbrings, present participle inbringing, simple past and past participle inbrought)

present singular third person inbrings · participle present inbringing · participle past inbrought · past inbrought · alternative imbring

  1. transitiveTo bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.

    Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as He inbrings life.

    1897, James Henry McConkey, The three-fold secret of the Holy Spirit
  2. transitiveScots lawTo bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).

Origin

  1. Old Englishinbringan“to bring in, bring to, present”
  2. Middle Englishinbringen
  3. Englishinbring

From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan (“to bring in, bring to, present”), equivalent to in- + bring. Cognate with Scots inbring (“to inbring, import”), Dutch inbrengen (“to bring in”), German einbringen (“to introduce, bring in”), Swedish inbringa (“to bring in, fetch”).

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inbring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbring

MLA

“inbring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inbring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inbring.

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