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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To cause someone to regain consciousness: To revive someone who has fainted or become unconscious.
- To cause something to be remembered or recalled: To make someone think about or remember something from the past.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
Advanced Usage
- "bring someone to their senses": To cause someone to think and behave reasonably after a period of foolishness.
- "bring something to light": To reveal or make something known.
Variants and Related Words
- Bring back (phrasal verb): To return something; to cause something to be remembered.
Synonyms
- Revive: To restore to life or consciousness.
- Recall: To bring back from memory; recollect.
- Evoke: To bring a feeling, memory, or image into the mind.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bring about: To cause something to happen.
- Bring forward: To suggest an idea for discussion; to move an event to an earlier time.
Related Idioms
- Bring to bear: To apply influence or pressure.
- Bring to heel: To force someone to obey or submit.
Verb
- return to consciousness
- These pictures bring back sad memories