BRING ROUND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bring round mean? 

• BRING ROUND (verb)
  The verb BRING ROUND has 2 senses:

1. cause to adopt an opinion or course of action

2. return to consciousness

  Familiarity information: BRING ROUND used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRING ROUND (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to adopt an opinion or course of action

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bring around; bring round

Context example:

His urgent letter finally brought me around to give money to the school

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Return to consciousness

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

bring around; bring back; bring round; bring to

Context example:

These pictures bring back sad memories

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

 Context examples 

“We’ll have some food first. Then you can bring round the bicycle.”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I was sure that he would make an attempt to get me out of the way at once, and would bring round his murderous weapon for that purpose.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)