bring to

English

Verb

bring to (third-person singular simple present brings to, present participle bringing to, simple past and past participle brought to)

  1. To restore consciousness.
    The smelling salts will bring him to.
  2. To make something equal to a different amount.
    This brings your total to twenty dollars.
  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.
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