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Take vs. Bring

Take

/teɪk/
To grasp or receive something physically or mentally

Examples:

Robert takes his dog with him to work.That night Holmes and I took a train to Norbury.Where are you taking her?

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Bring

/brɪŋ/
To carry or move something or someone to a place

Examples:

October brought Lyon Burke.We are bringing him in.'Default to discard unless something truly brings you joy.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Bring means to come to a place with something, while take means to go away with something.
  • If you are bringing something, you are moving it towards the point of reference or the speaker.
  • Conversely, taking involves moving something away from the point of reference or the speaker.
  • Use bring when the starting point is different from the speaker's current location, but the destination is the same.
  • Use take when the destination is different from the speaker's current location.
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