bring with

English

Etymology

From a substrate of Germanic immigrant languages to the Midwest that feature the same construction. Compare German mitbringen, Norwegian Bokmål medbringe, and Danish medbringe.

Verb

bring with (third-person singular simple present brings with, present participle bringing with, simple past and past participle brought with)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, with.
  2. (transitive, informal, Upper Midwestern US) to bring someone or something along
    "Can my friend come along?" ― "Yeah, you can bring her with."

Usage notes

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