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Definition of "brought" []

  • Past tense and past participle of bring. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "brought" in a sentence
  • "These brought the news while it was yet night; and, thirdly, the scouts running down from the heights as soon as day dawned, _brought the same intelligence_."
  • "Thus the Italian menu another term brought in from across the Alps is yet more testimony to Gallic gastronomic power."
  • "Jake repeating my name brought me out of my stupor."