bring vs take :

bring or take

When you are viewing the movement of something from the point of arrival, use “bring”: “When you come to the potluck, please bring a green salad.” Viewing things from the point of departure, you should use “take“: “When you go to the potluck, take a bottle of wine.”

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Definitions
  bring
  • v  take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
    This brings me to the main point
  • v  cause to come into a particular state or condition
    bring water to the boiling point
  • v  cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    bring comments
  • v  go or come after and bring or take back
    Could you bring the wine?
  • v  bring into a different state
  • v  be accompanied by
    Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?
  • v  advance or set forth in court
    bring charges", "institute proceedings
  • v  bestow a quality on
    She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
  • v  be sold for a certain price
  • v  attract the attention of
  • v  induce or persuade
  take
  • n  the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
  • n  the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
  • v  carry out
    take action
    take steps
    take vengeance
  • v  require (time or space)
  • v  take somebody somewhere
    can you take me to the main entrance?
  • v  get into one's hands, take physically
    Can you take this bag, please
  • v  take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • v  interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
    How should I take this message?
    You can't take credit for this!
  • v  take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
  • v  take into one's possession
    I'll take three salmon steaks
  • v  travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route
    He takes the bus to work
    She takes Route 1 to Newark
  • v  pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
  • v  receive willingly something given or offered
  • v  assume, as of positions or roles
  • v  take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
  • v  require as useful, just, or proper
    It takes nerve to do what she did
  • v  experience or feel or submit to
  • v  make a film or photograph of something
    take a scene
  • v  remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
    take the gun from your pocket
  • v  serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    I don't take sugar in my coffee
  • v  accept or undergo, often unwillingly
  • v  make use of or accept for some purpose
    take a risk
    take an opportunity
  • v  take by force
  • v  occupy or take on
  • v  admit into a group or community
  • v  ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial
    take a pulse
    A reading was taken of the earth's tremors
  • v  be a student of a certain subject
  • v  take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
  • v  head into a specified direction
  • v  point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
  • v  be seized or affected in a specified way
    take sick
    be taken drunk
  • v  have with oneself; have on one's person
    She always takes an umbrella
  • v  engage for service under a term of contract
    Shall we take a guide in Rome?
  • v  receive or obtain regularly
    We take the Times every day
  • v  buy, select
    I'll take a pound of that sausage
  • v  to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort
    take shelter from the storm
  • v  have sex with; archaic use
    He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable
  • v  lay claim to; as of an idea
  • v  be designed to hold or take
    This surface will not take the dye
  • v  be capable of holding or containing
    This box won't take all the items
  • v  develop a habit
  • v  proceed along in a vehicle
  • v  obtain by winning
    Winner takes all
  • v  be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
News & Articles
  bring
  • Google has new plan to bring more people internet access
    Google has come up with a way to bring internet access to people in the world who can’t afford it or live in a remote area. Its called “Project Loon” and will launch giant balloons — with network hardware in …
    June 17, 2013 - WPIX 11 New York
  • Watch/Listen: M.I.A. Previews "Bring the Noize"
    M.I.A. will debut her new track "Bring the Noize" tomorrow via BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe . If you're feeling impatient, a snippet of the song is looping over on her website . She also shared the below Vines, which feature portions of the track's forthcoming music video. Watch a 2008 interview with M.I.A. via Pitchfork.tv:
    June 16, 2013 - Pitchfork
  • Jets bring in veteran tight end Kellen Winslow
    Jets bring in veteran tight end Kellen Winslow
    June 14, 2013 - CBS Sports
  take
  • Take Flight Inc., Will Now Offer Speed and Agility Training for Athletes of All Ages!
    Take Flight is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2009 our mission is to provide comprehensive support, skills, and leadership for young people to reach their full potential and achieve success. Take Flight also provides tutoring services, mentoring, and coaching to empower young people to be successful. (PRWeb July 01, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/TakeFlight ...
    July 1, 2013 - PRWeb
  • Take necessary precautions when running in the heat
    When running in the heat, the most important factor is to remember to take it easy. Even the most well-conditioned athletes have to be careful, although the more fit a person is, the better that person can cope with running in hot weather. Even...
    July 1, 2013 - The Salisbury Post
  • Take the Super Quiz
    Take the Super Quiz Take the Super Quiz Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Name the only noncontiguous U.S. state on continental North America. 4. What island is famous for its monumental statues called moai? What is the southernmost capital city in the Americas? What was the first ...
    June 30, 2013 - Albany Times Union