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

Recent Examples on the Web

The relationship between fashion and place is also evident in the experiences luxury houses bring to Houston. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026

On Wednesday, police released an image of the suspect vehicle to the public, and Simmons was brought to police by his mother and turned himself in that day, authorities said. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Jeon Do-yeon, meanwhile, brings to Possible Love the extraordinary emotional acuity that has made her one of Korean cinema’s most compelling performers. — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

The simplified suits are meant to be quicker to bring to fruition for early moon landing missions, including Artemis IV, but Axiom will continue building the more advanced version for more difficult lunar excursions later in the Artemis program. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bring to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou

Kids Definition

bring to

verb

: to bring back from unconsciousness : revive