Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To successfully guide or help someone survive a difficult, dangerous, or critical situation, especially an illness or crisis. It implies enabling a person to overcome a serious challenge and reach a state of safety or recovery.

Usage

• The verb "bring through" is used with an object (a person or group). It often appears in contexts of medical recovery, survival from disasters, or overcoming severe difficulties.
• Common structure: to bring [someone] through [something].

Examples

• Verb:
  • The skilled doctors brought him through the operation.
  • Her unwavering support brought me through the toughest period of my life.
  • They managed to bring all the climbers through the storm safely.

Advanced Usage

• "to bring someone through alive": Emphasizes survival against high odds.
  • The rescue team's goal was to bring the miners through alive.
• The phrase often carries a connotation of care, effort, and skillful intervention leading to a positive outcome.

Variants and Related Words

• Pull through (verb, intransitive or transitive): To survive or recover from a serious illness or difficulty. While similar, "pull through" can be used intransitively (e.g., ), whereas "bring through" requires an object.
• See through (verb, transitive): To support someone for the duration of a difficult task or time.
• Carry through (verb, transitive): To complete or sustain something successfully.

Synonyms

• Save: To rescue from harm or danger.
• Rescue: To save from a dangerous or distressing situation.
• Deliver: To save, set free, or rescue.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Come through (intransitive): To survive a difficult experience or period.
  • He came through the illness stronger than before.
• Pull through (intransitive/transitive): As noted above, a close synonym often used in medical contexts.
  • The patient is expected to pull through.

Related Idioms

• See someone through (something): To support or help someone during a difficult time until it ends.
  • Her savings saw her through the period of unemployment.
• Nurse someone through (an illness): To care for someone during an illness until they recover.
  • She nursed her father through pneumonia.

Verb

1. bring into safety
   • We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack