bring on

verb

brought on; bringing on; brings on

transitive verb

: to cause to appear or occur

Synonyms

• beget
• breed
• bring
• bring about
• catalyze
• cause
• create
• do
• draw on
• effect
• effectuate
• engender
• generate
• induce
• invoke
• make
• occasion
• produce
• prompt
• result (in)
• spawn
• translate (into)
• work
• yield

Examples of bring on in a Sentence

this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences

Recent Examples on the Web

Waffle House introduces egg surcharge Earlier this month, Waffle House unveiled a temporary surcharge of 50 cents per egg at locations to cope with pricing and availability issues brought on by the shortage. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025

The study found that many CIOs were hired from different kinds of industries altogether, like a healthcare company bringing on a CIO from a consumer company. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

The culprit for the spike in movement is heavy rains – and runoff from nearby canyons -- brought on by a series of recent atmospheric rivers that have soaked deep into the soil, destabilizing the area. —Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2025

Now he’s written hundreds of themes, starting with season 41; he was brought on along with members of the Burnett Music team after host Jeff Probst heard their work on the World’s Toughest Race. —Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bring on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon