"bring to" meaning in English

See bring to in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: brings to [present, singular, third-person], bringing to [participle, present], brought to [participle, past], brought to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> to}} bring to (third-person singular simple present brings to, present participle bringing to, simple past and past participle brought to)
  1. To restore consciousness.
    Sense id: en-bring_to-en-verb-RcOO-HOs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 28 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 63 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 24 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 13 14
  2. To make something equal to a different amount.
    Sense id: en-bring_to-en-verb-w-s8BxeV
  3. (nautical, transitive) To turn into the wind; to check the course of (a ship) by trimming the sails so as to counteract each other. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-bring_to-en-verb-a0ocVcL2 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "To restore consciousness."
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        "To make something equal to a different amount."
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        "To 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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        "(nautical, transitive) To 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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        "To restore consciousness."
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        "To 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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