Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bring out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: bring out
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).

verb

To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).

British usage

verb

To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).

British usage

verb

To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle.

Transitive verb

verb

To introduce (someone) to a new lifestyle.

Transitive verb

verb

To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.

British usage

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, out.

Example Sentences

"The herbs really bring out the full flavour of the lamb."
"She brings out the best in him."
"That outfit brings out the red in your hair."
"The episode finds Springfield in the midst of a hellacious blizzard that, not surprisingly, brings out the joker in the town’s resident morning zoo proprietors Marty and Bill."
"Eating strawberries always brings me out in a rash."
"His new job has noticeably brought him out."

Etymology

Analytic form of the earlier outbring.

Usage

British usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

brings out (present, singular) bringing out (participle, present) brought out (participle, past) brought out (past)

Phrases

bring out of oneself bring forth draw out

Frequently Paired Words

bring forth draw out

Synonyms

encompass set off unwrap disclose let on reveal discover expose divulge break give away let out

Questions

What does bring out mean?: To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
Where does bring out come from?: Analytic form of the earlier outbring.

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