"bring along" meaning in English

See bring along in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: brings along [present, singular, third-person], bringing along [participle, present], brought along [participle, past], brought along [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> along}} bring along (third-person singular simple present brings along, present participle bringing along, simple past and past participle brought along)
  1. To escort or carry an item or person to a destination.
    Sense id: en-bring_along-en-verb-KkJU5HsV
  2. To be responsible for convincing or causing a group to join alongside oneself
    Sense id: en-bring_along-en-verb-lwk4X8oJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (along) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (along): 27 73

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bring along meaning in English (1.4kB)

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