bring

v.

1. To transport

   convey, take along, carry, bear, fetch, deliver, transport, conduct, escort, lead, guide; see also accompany 1, carry 1, pick up 6.

2. To be worth in sale

   sell for, command, fetch, produce, net, return, gross, earn, yield, afford, draw, bring in, realize, take; see also pay 2.

3. To initiate legal action

   institute, declare, prefer, take (to court), appeal, serve, cite, arraign, summon, indict.

4. To cause

   produce, effect, induce, make; see begin 1, cause 2.

bring (in strict usage) implies a carrying or conducting to, and take, similar action away from, the place where the speaker is or will be or a place regarded as ""here'' bring the book to me; I will take it back to the library; fetch implies a going after something, getting it, and bringing it back