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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The revelation of her cane at curtain call brings to their feet those in the audience who weren’t already inclined to join the standing ovation. Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025 In exploring some of the ways that LLMs work and what that brings to business, McKay talked about trust, using the example of early spell check tools evolving into autocorrect, and suggesting that businesses should build up to more extreme disruptions. John Werner, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 Sign up here to receive in your inbox the next edition of Wonder Theory, brought to you by CNN Space and Science writers Ashley Strickland,Katie Hunt and Jackie Wattles. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 21 June 2025 While the movie reveals how much Steven Spielberg brought to the original Jaws, director Jeannot Szwarc delivers a serviceable retread of the original. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 21 June 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 27 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

bring to

verb
: to bring back from unconsciousness : revive

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