bring on
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.26 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Excessive drinking can bring on depression."
- "Does stress bring the headaches on?"
- "Every Scotland fan would have hoped for - but would not have expected - a relatively stress-free return to the biggest stage, a handy 2-0 or 3-0 that wasn't an assault on the senses. What they got was a nerve-shredding night, a 90-minute rollercoaster ride, an evening to bring on a migraine."
- "The impatience here is palpable: 2000, here we come! Bring on Gore! Bring em all on!"
- "Stevenage's first-half performance forced a change of formation from Newcastle at the break, as they brought on Nile Ranger for Leon Best and switched to a 4-2-3-1 set-up."
- "Not that Briggs was capable of bringing it on. He got in, maybe, one really good shot: a right to Foreman's ample belly"
Usage
- Transitive verb
- American usage
- Informal
- Intransitive verb
- Slang