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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Forecast maps from AccuWeather show the potential impacts Hurricane Kiko could bring to Hawaii, if the system moves toward the islands in the coming days as expected. Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 The slats that cover the Concept C's rear bring to mind the cooling louvres at the rear of the Type C, necessary to let the heat generated by its monstrous V16 engine to escape the rear engine bay. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025 All these years later, the destruction Epstein brought to the lives of the survivors still impacts them every day. Randi Kaye, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Just as Cassini was sent into Saturn at the end of its mission to avoid contaminating Saturn’s moons with any stowaway organics brought from Earth, so too will Juno be brought to an end by forcing it to plunge into a gas giant world. Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 3 Sep. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

bring to

verb
: to bring back from unconsciousness : revive

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