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bring on

Separable

The object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: bring ON. Saying “BRING on” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

Link across the gap. The final /ŋ/ of “bring” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “bring on” is said “bri-ngon”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.

What it means

  1. To cause something unpleasant to happen.

    • “Stress can bring on a migraine.”
    • “The cold weather brought on his cough again.”

    Similar: induce, trigger

The particle logic

on

Something starts running, keeps running, or sits on a surface.

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More BRING phrasal verbs

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bring up

To mention a topic in conversation.

bring back

To cause a memory or feeling to return.

bring about

To cause something to happen.

bring in

To introduce something new, such as a rule or a person.

bring out

To release a new product.

bring down

To cause something powerful to fall or fail.

bring along

To take someone or something with you.

bring on — meaning, examples & how to say it