bringing (verb)

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• Table (verb) — Table as a verb has two contradictory meanings, one in use in the United States and the other in the remainder of the English speaking world. In the United States, the motion to table (or lay on the table ) is a proposal to suspend consideration… …   Wikipedia

• bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bring forth — verb 1. bring into existence (Freq. 2) The new manager generated a lot of problems The computer bug generated chaos in the office The computer generated this image The earthquake generated a tsunami • Syn: ↑generate …   Useful english dictionary

• bring together — verb 1. cause to become joined or linked (Freq. 6) join these two parts so that they fit together • Syn: ↑join • Ant: ↑disjoin (for: ↑join) …   Useful english dictionary

• adapt — verb Etymology: French or Latin; French adapter, from Latin adaptare, from ad + aptare to fit, from aptus apt, fit Date: 15th century transitive verb to make fit (as for a specific or new use or situation) often by modification intransitive verb… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spray-dry — verb dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas • Hypernyms: ↑dry, ↑dry out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to dry (as milk, eggs, or soap) by bringing in the form of a spray… …   Useful english dictionary

• bring down — verb 1. move something or somebody to a lower position (Freq. 3) take down the vase from the shelf • Syn: ↑lower, ↑take down, ↑let down, ↑get down • Ant: ↑raise ( …   Useful english dictionary

• call down — verb 1. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic raise the specter of unemployment he conjured wild birds in the air call down the spirits from the mountain • Syn: ↑raise, ↑conjure, ↑conjure up, ↑invoke …   Useful english dictionary

• bring about — verb 1. cause to move into the opposite direction they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching • Hypernyms: ↑turn • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. cause to happen, occur or exist This procedure produces a curious effect …   Useful english dictionary

• bring off — verb be successful; achieve a goal She succeeded in persuading us all I managed to carry the box upstairs She pulled it off, even though we never thought her capable of it The pianist negociated the difficult runs • Syn: ↑pull off, ↑negociate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• bawl out — verb censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary