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BRING ROUND
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Return to consciousness
Example:
These pictures bring back sad memories
Synonyms:
bring around; bring back; bring round; bring to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "bring round" is one way to...):
arouse; awaken; rouse; wake; wake up; waken (cause to become awake or conscious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring round"):
resuscitate; revive (cause to regain consciousness)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to adopt an opinion or course of action
Example:
His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school
Synonyms:
bring around; bring round
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "bring round" is one way to...):
persuade (cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
