Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To bring something when coming.

    Can you bring round some beer when you come tonight?

  2. (idiomatic, transitive)To resuscitate; to cause to regain consciousness.

    We thought he was going to die, but the doctors managed to bring him round.

  3. (idiomatic, transitive)To change someone's opinion or point of view.

    She was opposed to the new housing development, but we eventually brought her round.

More definitions
  • cause to adopt an opinion or course of action
  • call to mind

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He brought the conversation round to something else.

    deEr brachte die Rede auf etwas Anderes.

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  2. I can bring it round to you, but not tonight.

    deIch kann es dir vorbeibringen, aber nicht heute Abend.

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  3. They brought her round with brandy.

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  4. A passenger fainted, but the stewardess brought him round.

    ruОдин пассажир потерял сознание, но стюардесса привела его в чувство.

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Forms

brings round, bringing round, brought round, brought round
Base formbring round · to bring round
3rd person singularbrings round
Present participlebringing round
Past simplebrought round
Past participlebrought round

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybring round
he, she, itbrings round

Past simpleLesson

all personsbrought round

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave brought round
he, she, ithas brought round

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bring round

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

31 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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