phrasal verb · neutral
bring round
/brɪŋ ˈraʊnd/BRING·ROUND
to make someone regain consciousness; to persuade someone to change their opinion
Examples
“The paramedic managed to bring him round after he fainted.”
“It took a while, but I finally brought her round to my way of thinking.”
“I’ll try to bring him round to our plan at the meeting.”
Band 8 sentence
“The negotiations were tough, but a careful presentation gradually brought the opponents round to a compromise.”
Collocations
- bring someone round
- bring someone round to an idea
- bring round after fainting
Word family
Common mistakes
I brought him around after he fainted.→I brought him round after he fainted.
I brought her round my idea.→I brought her round to my idea.
Say it for a higher band
5make (someone) wake up→6revive / persuade→7+bring round
Synonyms
revive
persuade
Easily confused
revive
“The nurse managed to revive the patient.”
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