| add up |
to bring one to a logical conclusion; to make sense. |
| adjust |
to bring to a better state or position; make fit. [1/3 definitions] |
| adopt |
When you adopt something, you accept a new thing and make it your own. When people adopt a baby, the baby becomes part of their family. When people adopt pets, they bring them into their home and care for them for a long time. [1/2 definitions] |
| allow |
When animals or people are allowed to be in a place, it is OK for them to be there. If pets are allowed at a hotel, it means that you can bring your pet into the hotel. [1/3 definitions] |
| anesthesia |
a drug or other agent used to bring about unconsciousness or absence of pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| animate |
to bring to life. [1/6 definitions] |
| appeal |
If someone loses their case in a court of law, sometimes they make a request for their case to go to a higher level court. This way they have a chance to get a better result. This request to bring a case to a higher court is called an appeal. [1/6 definitions] |
| arrest |
When the police arrest someone, they stop that person and bring him or her to the police station. Then they ask that person questions and hold them there for some time. [1/2 definitions] |
| aspirin |
a drug used to take away pain and bring down fever. [1/2 definitions] |
| assemble |
When someone assembles people or things, they bring them together in one place. [1/3 definitions] |
| bag |
A bag is something people use to hold or carry things. Bags are made of things like cloth, paper, or soft plastic. We often bring things home from a store in a bag. [1/3 definitions] |
| boycott |
to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change. [1/2 definitions] |
| brace |
Braces are wires and bands attached to a person's teeth to make them straight and bring them into correct position. [1/4 definitions] |
| braces |
metal wires and bands attached to the teeth to straighten them and bring them into proper position. [1/2 definitions] |
| break |
to bring an end to; interrupt. [1/19 definitions] |
| breathe |
When you breathe, you bring air into your body through your nose or mouth and then you let air go back out. |
| bring |
When you bring something, you carry or take it from one place to another. When you bring a person somewhere, you take them with you to the place where you are going. [1/2 definitions] |
| bring about |
When people bring something about, they make it happen or make it exist. Things that are "brought about" are often big things, like a major change, a new beginning, or an end to something. |
| brought |
past tense and past participle of "bring." |
| brush up |
to bring up to date or review (usually followed by "on"). |
| carrier |
a company whose business is to carry or bring things to a particular place. [1/2 definitions] |