bring around

verb

brought around; bringing around; brings around

transitive verb

1
: to restore to consciousness : revive
2

Examples of bring around in a Sentence

an airtight argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around
Recent Examples on the Web Snow showers hit Louisville Sunday night and early Monday morning, bringing around an inch of snow to the metro area. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 15 Jan. 2024 But a travel ban issued for Erie County, which includes Buffalo, went into effect at 9 p.m. (EST) on Saturday as the storm — expected to bring around two feet of snow — began to bear down on Western New York. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024 Piet Levy Summerfest, one of America's largest and longest running music festivals, will bring around 800 acts to the Milwaukee lakefront in 2024. Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 The stadium is said to bring around $620 million annually to the local area, while also creating 6,000 permanent jobs in Southern Nevada. Ben Morse, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024 And some sellers worry that lowering the commission will make buyers’ agents less likely to bring around their clients. Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023 By contrast, researchers believe breadfruit and kukui nut – now the state tree of Hawaii – were among the many edible plants Polynesian voyagers brought around 1,000 years ago. Ed Komenda and Audrey McAvoy, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2023 Over the past year, women have undeniably ushered in a new hip-hop renaissance, one with the same fervor that artists like Lil’ Kim and Foxy Brown brought around the turn of the millennium — and there’s exponentially more of them. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023 There were several notable DJs on the Wreckin’ Cru roster, and Williams offered to bring around two in particular to spin for Mack: DJ Yella and Dr. Dre. Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring around was in 1862

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“Bring around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20around. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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