Brought is the past tense and past participle of bring.
brought in British English
(brɔːt)
verb
the past tense and past participle of bring
brought in American English
(brɔt)
verb transitive
pt. & pp. of
bring
Word origin
OE broht, pt., (ge)broht, pp.
Examples of 'brought' in a sentence
brought
What Marianne's infidelity has brought me is a sense of the complexity of things.
Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002)
The fur cloak she had brought with her from Karien was the only thing that had kept her from freezing to death.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
This brought Jeffrey an enormous sense of relief, then a feeling of disgust at his own cowardice.
Karin Slaughter BLINDSIGHTED (2002)
All related terms of 'brought'
bring
If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
well-brought-up
If you say that someone, especially a child , is well-brought-up , you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.
bring in
When a government or organization brings in a new law or system, they introduce it.
bring on
If something brings on an illness , pain, or feeling, especially one that you often suffer from, it causes you to have it.
bring to
If you bring someone to when they are unconscious , you make them become conscious again.
bring up
When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult . If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes , they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
bring off
If you bring off something difficult, you do it successfully.
bring out
When a person or company brings out a new product , especially a new book or CD, they produce it and put it on sale .
bring about
To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
bring along
If you bring someone or something along , you bring them with you when you come to a place.
bring back
Something that brings back a memory makes you think about it.
bring down
When people or events bring down a government or ruler , they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
bring over
to cause (a person) to change allegiances
bring round
to restore (a person) to consciousness, esp after a faint
be brought to bed (of)
to give birth (to)
to be brought to bed
to give birth (to)
bring around
If you bring someone around when they are unconscious , you make them become conscious again.
bring forward
If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned .
bring the check
If you bring the check in a restaurant , you bring the customer a piece of paper on which the price of their meal is written.
be called/held/brought to account
If someone is called , held , or brought to account for something they have done wrong , they are made to explain why they did it, and are often criticized or punished for it.
come into play/be brought into play
When something comes into play or is brought into play , it begins to be used or to have an effect .
look like something the cat brought in
to appear dishevelled or bedraggled
be brought down a peg/be taken down a peg
If you say that someone should be brought down a peg or be taken down a peg , you mean that they should be made to realize that they are not so important or wonderful as they think they are.
Chinese translation of 'brought'
brought
(brɔːt)
pt, pp
ofbring
bring
(brɪŋ)
Word forms:ptppbrought
vt
[thing, person] (with you) 带(帶)来(來) (dàilái)
⇒ He brought Judy with him.他把朱迪带来了。 (Tā bǎ Zhūdí dàilái le.)
(to sb) 拿来(來) (nálái)
⇒ Would you bring me a glass of water?请给我拿杯水来，好吗？ (Qǐng gěi wǒ ná bēi shuǐ lái, hǎo ma?)
(= move) 移 (yí)
⇒ She brought her hands up to her face.她将手移到脸上。 (Tā jiāng shǒu yí dào liǎnshang.)
[satisfaction, trouble]带(帶)来(來) (dàilái)
⇒ Her three children brought her joy.她的3个孩子给她带来欢乐。 (Tā de sān gè háizi gěi tā dàilái huānlè.)
(= cause to come) 使来(來)到 (shǐ láidào)
⇒ What brought you to this town in the first place?究竟是什么使你来到这个城市的呢？ (Jiūjìng shì shénme shǐ nǐ láidào zhège chéngshì de ne?)
to bring sth to a stop/an end使某事停止/结(結)束 (shǐ mǒushì tíngzhǐ/jiéshù)
I can't bring myself to fire him我不忍心解雇(僱)他 (wǒ bù rěnxīn jiěgù tā)
Nearby words of
brought
brothel
brother
brother-in-law
brought
brow
brow of a hill
brown
All related terms of 'brought'
bring
( thing, person : with you ) 带(帶)来(來) dàilái ⇒ He brought Judy with him. → 他把朱迪带来了。 Tā bǎ Zhūdí dàilái le. ( to sb ) 拿来(來) nálái ⇒ Would you bring me a glass of water? → 请给我拿杯水来，好吗？ Qǐng gěi wǒ ná bēi shuǐ lái, hǎo ma?
balance brought forward
余(餘)额(額)承前页(頁) yú'é chéng qián yè
bring in
( law, system, object, person ) 引进(進) yǐnjìn ⇒ It would be a mistake to bring in an outsider. → 引一个局外人进来会是一个错误。 Yǐn yī gè júwàirén jìnlái huì shì yī gè cuòwù.
bring off
( attempt, plan ) 完成 wánchéng
bring on
( illness, pain ) 导(導)致 dǎozhì
bring out
( publish, produce : book, album ) 出版 chūbǎn
bring up
( rear : child ) 抚(撫)养(養) fǔyǎng
to come or be brought to light
( fact, information ) 暴露 bàolù
bring about
( cause ) 造成 zàochéng
bring along
随(隨)身携(攜)带(帶) suíshēn xiédài
bring back
( return ) 带(帶)回来(來) dài huílái ⇒ She brought my book back. → 她把我的书带回来了。 Tā bǎ wǒ de shū dài huílái le.