BRING FORTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bring forth mean? 

• BRING FORTH (verb)
  The verb BRING FORTH has 4 senses:

1. bring into existence

2. bring out for display

3. bring forth or yield

4. make (offspring) by reproduction

  Familiarity information: BRING FORTH used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRING FORTH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bring into existence

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bring forth; generate

Context example:

The earthquake generated a tsunami

Hypernyms (to "bring forth" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring forth"):

come up (bring forth, usually something desirable)

develop (generate gradually)

bring on; induce (cause to arise)

free; liberate; release (release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Bring out for display

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

bring forth; produce

Context example:

The accused brought forth a letter in court that he claims exonerates him

Hypernyms (to "bring forth" is one way to...):

display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring forth"):

turn on (produce suddenly or automatically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Bring forth or yield

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bring forth; produce

Context example:

The tree would not produce fruit

Hypernyms (to "bring forth" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring forth"):

bear; birth; deliver; give birth; have (cause to be born)

sporulate (produce spores)

crank out; grind out (produce in a routine or monotonous manner)

manufacture (produce naturally)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Make (offspring) by reproduction

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

beget; bring forth; engender; father; generate; get; mother; sire

Context example:

John fathered four daughters

Hypernyms (to "bring forth" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody