to bring sth upon sb
1bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …
2bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …
3bring something to bear (on somebody) — bring sth to bear (on sb/sth) idiom (formal) to use energy, pressure, influence, etc. to try to achieve sth or make sb do sth • We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task. • Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time …
4bring something to bear (on something) — bring sth to bear (on sb/sth) idiom (formal) to use energy, pressure, influence, etc. to try to achieve sth or make sb do sth • We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task. • Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time …
5bring — verb /brIN/ past tense and past participle brought /brO:t/ (T) 1 to take someone or something to the place you are now, to the place you are going to, or to the place that you have been talking about: Did you bring anything to drink? | Sheila was …
6force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) …
7focus — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 special interest/attention ADJECTIVE ▪ central, main, major, primary, prime, principal, real ▪ important, speci …
8effect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 change that is caused by sth ADJECTIVE ▪ decisive, dramatic, far reaching, important, marked, powerful, profound, pronounced, significant …
9favour — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (BrE) (AmE favor) noun 1 sth that helps sb ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge ▪ little, small ▪ special …
10existence — noun 1 state of existing ADJECTIVE ▪ actual, real ▪ El Cid s actual existence is not in doubt. ▪ Since her illness, other people had no real existence for her. ▪ possible …
