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- [bring too]
- /brɪŋ tu/
- /brɪŋ tuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bring too]
- /brɪŋ tu/
Definitions of bring to words
- phrasal verb bring to If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again. 3
- verb bring to to restore (a person) to consciousness 3
- verb bring to to cause (a ship) to turn into the wind and reduce her headway 3
- verb bring to to make (something) equal to (an amount of money) 3
- noun bring to to revive (an unconscious person) 3
- noun bring to to cause (a ship) to stop 3
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Origin of bring to
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bringen, Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen, German bringen, Gothic briggan
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Parts of speech for Bring to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bring to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bring to usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bring to
verb bring to
- sell — to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000.
- earn — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- retrieve — to recover or regain: to retrieve the stray ball.
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- yield — to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
Antonyms for bring to
verb bring to
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
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