bring to

verb

brought to; bringing to; brings to

transitive verb

1
: to cause (a boat) to lie to or come to a standstill
2
: to restore to consciousness : revive

Examples of bring to in a Sentence

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Pressure is needed to finally make Moscow accept that their war must be brought to an end. David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Final Thoughts Collaboration thrives when the biases that different individuals and teams bring to the table are acknowledged and seen as strengths. Shivani Bhasin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 The visual arts community, the theatrical community, the heritage preservation folks, festivals, the people that the independent resident artists bring to their studios are all there. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025 The mixture known as Agent Orange is a combination of two herbicides that the U.S. brought to Vietnam in huge volumes to kill off jungles and mangroves that hid opposition forces during the Vietnam war. Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring to

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring to was in 1720

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“Bring to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20to. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

bring to

verb
: to bring back from unconsciousness : revive

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