bring to

verb

To restore consciousness.

“The smelling salts will bring him to.”

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Meanings

verbbring to (third-person singular simple present brings to, present participle bringing to, simple past and past participle brought to)

present singular third person brings to · participle present bringing to · participle past brought to · past brought to

  1. To restore consciousness.

    The smelling salts will bring him to.

  2. To make something equal to a different amount.

    This brings your total to twenty dollars.

  3. transitivenauticalTo turn into the wind; to check the course of (a ship) by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other.
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APA

bring to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to

MLA

“bring to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring to,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to.

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