inbring

inbring

English

Alternative forms

• imbring

Etymology

From Middle English inbringen, from Old English inbringan (“to bring in, bring to, present”), equivalent to in- +‎ bring. Cognate with Scots inbring (“to inbring, import”), Dutch inbrengen (“to bring in”), German einbringen (“to introduce, bring in”), Swedish inbringa (“to bring in, fetch”).

Verb

inbring (third-person singular simple present inbrings, present participle inbringing, simple past and past participle inbrought)

1. (transitive) To bring in; introduce; present; usher in; adduce; induce; cause to come in.
   • 1897, James Henry McConkey, The three-fold secret of the Holy Spirit:

     Jesus Christ does not so much impart life as He inbrings life.

2. (transitive, Scotland, law) To bring in by legal authority; produce in court; confiscate (the goods of a condemned criminal).

Derived terms

• inbrought

Anagrams

• bring in, bring-in, brining