BRING ROUND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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

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