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Bring/Take
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Bring vs. Take
Bring
/brɪŋ/
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To carry or take someone or something to a place
Examples:
October
brought
Lyon Burke.
We are
bringing
him in.'
Default to discard unless something truly
brings
you joy.
Synonyms:
carry
fetch
deliver
transport
Antonyms:
take
remove
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Take
/teɪk/
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To grasp with the hands or use something, or to receive or acquire.
Examples:
Robert
takes
his dog with him to work.
That night Holmes and I
took
a train to Norbury.
Where are you
taking
her?
Synonyms:
grasp
obtain
seize
accept
acquire
Antonyms:
give
release
refuse
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Ways to tell them apart:
Take
implies moving something away from the speaker
s current location, while
bring
suggests moving something towards the speaker
s current location.
Think of
take
when you are removing or carrying an item to a different place.
Use
bring
when you are getting or carrying an item to where you are speaking from or will be.
When to use bring:
When to use take:
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