bring around

bring a·round

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bring uh-round]
- /brɪŋ əˈraʊnd/
- /brɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bring uh-round]
- /brɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of bring around words

phrasal verb bring around If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again. 3
phrasal verb bring around If you bring someone around, you cause them to change their opinion about something so that they agree with you. 3
noun bring around to persuade by arguing, urging, etc. 3
noun bring around to put or coax into a good humor 3
noun bring around to bring back to consciousness or health 3
verb with object bring around to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 1

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Origin of bring around

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 around

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bring around 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".

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Synonyms for bring around

verb bring around

argue — If one person argues with another, they speak angrily to each other about something that they disagree about. You can also say that two people argue.
convert — If you convert a vehicle or piece of equipment, you change it so that it can use a different fuel.
draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
indoctrinate — to instruct in a doctrine, principle, ideology, etc., especially to imbue with a specific partisan or biased belief or point of view.

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