phrasal verb · neutral
bring to
/brɪŋ tuː/BRING·TO
speakingtask2
to cause someone to regain consciousness; to cause something to reach a particular state or level
Examples
“The first aid helped bring the injured man to.”
“The fine brought his total debt to over $1,000.”
“The argument brought her to tears.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the accident, paramedics worked quickly to bring the victim to and stabilise him for transport.”
Collocations
- bring someone to
- bring something to $/a level
- bring someone to tears
Word family
bring to base verbbrings to verb, 3rd singularbrought to past / past participlebringing to gerund / participle
Common mistakes
She brought to him after the accident.→She brought him to after the accident.
The fine brought to his debt $1,000.→The fine brought his total debt to $1,000.
Say it for a higher band
5make wake up→6revive→7+bring to
Synonyms
revive
raise to
Easily confused
bring round
“The medic managed to bring the patient round.”
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