bring to
Britishverb
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(adverb) to restore (a person) to consciousness
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(adverb) to cause (a ship) to turn into the wind and reduce her headway
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(preposition) to make (something) equal to (an amount of money)
that brings your bill to £17
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Restore to consciousness, as in I'll see if these smelling salts will bring her to . Also see bring around , def. 2.
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Cause a vessel to stop by heading into the wind or some other means. For example, As they neared the anchorage, they brought the boat to . This usage was first recorded in 1753.
Example Sentences
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It’s a really corrosive quality to bring to a group activity.
From Los Angeles Times
“Not one deputy, not one sheriff, nobody has ever brought to light what they did to Joseph.”
From Los Angeles Times
“And then there were a couple of large incidents that brought to the forefront that these lakes are really dangerous lakes.”
“We have long thought about the combination, and will bring to it lessons learned from our own M&A journey.”
The purchase brings to a close an effort, stretching back to the Biden administration, to secure critical cobalt supplies in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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