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Brought vs Bringing - What's the difference?

brought | bringing |

As verbs the difference between brought and bringing

is that brought is (bring) while bringing is .

As a noun bringing is

the act by which something is brought.

brought

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bring)

    • Usage notes

    It is common to hear native English speakers (particularly in Australia, New Zealand and the UK) using "brought " when meaning "bought" (and vice versa) despite the fact that the two words mean different things Sometimes this mistake makes its way into print[http://thehoopla.com.au/relinquished/.

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    * English irregular past participles English irregular simple past forms

    bringing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is brought.
  • * 1984 , Michael J. Zimmerman, An essay on human action (page 93)
    • Now, it seems intuitively obvious that these indirect bringings about are genuine actions