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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In our list, you’ll find titles that confront Sept. 11 directly, but others that bring to mind a deeper, broader canon of trauma.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
These aren’t even movies that you’d bring to the water cooler, lest you want a conversation with a coworker to fall flat after 10 seconds.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
While Washington now aims to crush Iran economically, Tehran has weathered decades of international sanctions and experts remain sceptical about how much more pressure the US can bring to bear.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Their customers are oil-and-gas producers that pay for the right to build roads, drill wells and dump toxic water that is produced alongside the oil they bring to the surface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
To drum up public support for the law, legal injunctions were bolstered by insidious propaganda—a formula that the Nazis would eventually bring to monstrous perfection.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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