Bring vs. Take

 

“Bring” and “take” have almost the same meaning, but they imply different directions.

 

Their relationship is similar to the one between the verbs “come” and “go”.

 

“Bring” suggests movement towards the speaker, making it similar to “come”:

 

You ask people to bring things to the place where you already are.

 

For example, you could say “bring that book over here”,

 

or

 

“Please bring sweets to the party”.

 

“Take”, on the other hand, suggests movement away from the speaker, making it similar to “go”:

 

You take things to the place where you are going.

 

You could say “don’t forget to take your book to school”,

 

Or

 

“Please take me home”.