bring round

bring round
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "bring round":
present tense I/you/we/they bring round he/she/it brings round present participle bringing round past tense brought round past participle brought round British
1) bring round or bring around to take someone or something somewhere, especially to someone's house

He promised to bring the letter round in the morning.

2) bring someone round to persuade someone to agree with you

Sam was sure he could bring them round to the deal.

3) bring round or bring around
bring something round/around to something to introduce a new subject when speaking bring the conversation round to something:

Eventually I brought the conversation round to the subject of money.

4) bring someone round to make someone who is unconscious become conscious

We threw water in his face to try and bring him round.


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