bring on

1. 1.

   cause to arise

   “induce a crisis”

   Synonymsinduce

   Broadergenerate
2. 2.

   bring onto the market or release

   “produce a movie”

   “bring out a book”

   “produce a new play”

   Synonymsproducebring out

   Narroweroffer
3. 3.

   cause to appear

   “bring on the birthday cake”

Questions about bring on

What does bring on mean?

bring on means "cause to arise". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bring on?

Close synonyms include induce, produce, bring out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bring on a common word?

bring on is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.