Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bring forth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: bring -forth
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To produce, bear as fruit.

verb

verb

To create, generate, bring into existence.

verb

To adduce, bring forward.

Example Sentences

"Their orchard brings forth magnificent fruit."
"Gon. […]Treaſon, fellony, / Sword, Pike, Knife, Gun, or neede of any Engine / Would I not haue : but Nature ſhould bring forth / Of it owne kinde, all foyzon, all abundance / To feed my innocent people."
"Queen Anne Boleyn brought forth daughters but no male heir."
"Knoweſt thou the time when the wild goates of the rocke bring forth? or canſt thou marke when the hindes doe calue?"
"When a woman is in hard labour and cannot bring forth, they call in a magician to her aid. He looks at her and says, “ The child is bound in the womb, that is why she cannot be delivered.” On the entreaties of her female relations he then promises to loose the bond so that she may bring forth."
"He has the ability to bring forth new ideas when they are needed."

Etymology

Analytic form of the earlier forthbring.

Inflected Forms

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

Phrases

bring about bring in bring on

Frequently Paired Words

bring about bring in bring on

Synonyms

forthbring beget get engender father mother sire generate

Questions

What does bring forth mean?: To produce, bear as fruit.
Where does bring forth come from?: Analytic form of the earlier forthbring.

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