bring
fetch は単にどこかからものをこちらに持ってくるだけでなく、その物を持ち帰る目的でこちらからまず出向いていくという含みがある。 不運を持ち帰るのは bring である（わざわざ取りに行かないから） 両者がまったく同じ意味に使われる場合は、売れる度合いを示す時
bring
/brɪŋ/
bring somebody/something
come with somebody/something
1 to come to a place with somebody/something
bring somebody/something (with you) Don't forget to bring your books with you.
Can we bring the children?
bring somebody/something to something She brought her boyfriend to the party.
bring something for somebody Bring a present for Helen.
bring somebody something Bring Helen a present.
give/provide
2 to give or provide somebody/something with something
bring somebody/something sth They brought us some good news.
We'll bring you the election results as soon as we have them.
His writing brings him $10 000 a year.
bring something to somebody/something The team's new manager brings ten years' experience to the job.
cause
3 to cause something
bring something The revolution brought many changes.
bring something to something The news brought tears to his eyes (= made him cry).
bring something with it Retirement often brings with it a massive drop in income.
4 to cause somebody/something to be in a particular condition or place
bring somebody/something to something to bring a meeting to an end
to bring an end to the conflict
No one has worked harder to bring peace to the region.
Bring the water to the boil.
They have taken on six more staff, bringing the total to 45.
The issue was only brought to my attention this morning.
Mismanagement had brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
bring somebody/something into something His travels brought him into contact with many famous artists.
Publication of the article brought her into conflict with the authorities.
bring somebody/something + adv.prep. Hello Simon! What brings you here?
5 bring somebody/something to something used to move a speech or piece of writing on from one point to the next
This brings me to the second point I'd like to make:…
make somebody/something move
6 to make somebody/something move in a particular direction or way
bring somebody/something + adv./prep. The judge brought his hammer down on the table.
bring somebody/something running Her cries brought the neighbours running (= made them run to her).
legal action
7 to start legal action against somebody/something; to make somebody/something answer a case in court
bring something against somebody to bring charges/legal action/proceedings against somebody
bring something The decision comes in a case brought by the residents of a small town in Alabama.
force yourself
8 bring yourself to do something to force yourself to do something
She could not bring herself to tell him the news.
Idioms
Most idioms containing bring are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example bring somebody/something to heel is at heel.
Phrasal Verbs
Word Origin
Old English bringan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brengen and German bringen.