Posts Tagged ‘bring’

Take, put and bring

July 11th, 2011 in Words

Take can be used as the opposite of give. It means ‘gain possession of’, ‘receive’, ‘obtain’ and ‘remove’.

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Words Commonly Confused

March 27th, 2010 in Vocabulary, Words

Alternately and alternatively

Alternate means ‘every second’ in turns.

We spend alternate weekends at our farm house.

Alternatively can mean ‘different’, ‘instead’ or ‘on the other hand’.

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Words Commonly Used Part II

December 28th, 2009 in English for children

Bring and take

Use bring when something is being moved towards the speaker.

Bring me a glass of water. (Here the water is being moved towards the speaker.)

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Phrasal Verbs with Bring

December 20th, 2009 in Vocabulary, Words

Bring about (cause to happen)

His addiction to drinking brought about his ruin. (= His addition to drinking was the cause of his ruin.)
The new government has brought about many changes in the education system in the country.

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