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

Per the chart below, the pullback has in the first few days of 2025 has taken the stock out of a channel of higher highs brought on by a post-earnings bull gap from September. —Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

The X-ray came back clear, and the doctor suggested the pain may be psychosomatic, brought on by stress. —Eldiara Doucette, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025

Cal Fire has an interactive map showing the various evacuation zones brought on by the Palisades Fire, Sunset Fire and Eaton Fire, which have burned tens of thousands of acres and are threatening thousands of structures. —Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025

But some investors have grown cautious, citing high valuations and the chance that inflation might reignite, brought on by President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on imports of overseas goods. —Yun Li, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above