bring on

Verb

Meaning

cause to arise

cause to appear

bring onto the market or release

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

produce induce make set effect lead cause create start develop bring build achieve begin contract
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Antonyms

end close coat damage break stop
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Hypernyms

generate bring forth

Hyponyms

offer

Examples

From a scientific perspective there is some indication that a nuclear war could deplete the earth's ozone layer or, less likely, could bring on a new Ice Age - but there is no suggestion that either the created order or mankind would be destroyed in the process. Herman Kahn

To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves. Federico García Lorca

Long live the walls we crashed through, All the kingdom lights shined just for me and you. I was screaming, "Long live all the magic we made," And bring on all the pretenders. One day we will be remembered. Taylor Swift

I know that elections must be limited only to those who understand that the Arabs are the deadly enemy of the Jewish state, who would bring on us a slow Auschwitz - not with gas, but with knives and hatchets. Meir Kahane

Shameful deeds bring on revenge. Norwegian Proverb

The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

bring near bring nearer bring off bring on board bring oneself bring oneself away