bring on

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Definitions of bring on words

phrasal verb bring on If something brings on an illness, pain, or feeling, especially one that you often suffer from, it causes you to have it. 3
verb bring on to induce or cause 3
verb bring on to cause sexual excitement in; stimulate 3
noun bring on to cause to be, happen, or appear 3
verb with object bring on to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 1
verb with object bring on to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract: Her scream brought the police. He brought honor to his family by his heroism. 1

before 950

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 950; Middle English bringen, Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen, German bringen, Gothic briggan

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
generate — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
induce — to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind: to induce a person to buy a raffle ticket.