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bring through

bring through verb: to assist (someone) in succeeding or surviving a period of difficulty, especially illness; to nurse or aid someone through an illness.

Verb

bring through (third-person singular simple present brings through, present participle bringing through, simple past and past participle brought through)

  1. (transitive) To assist (someone) in succeeding or surviving a period of difficulty, especially illness; to nurse or aid someone through an illness.
    • She hoped her training would allow her to bring him through.

Forms of bring through

third-person singular presentbrings through
present participlebringing through
past participlebrought through
pastbrought through

Questions about bring through

What does bring through mean?
Bring through means to assist (someone) in succeeding or surviving a period of difficulty, especially illness; to nurse or aid someone through an illness.
What part of speech is bring through?
Bring through is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring through?
The past tense of bring through is brought through.

Words near bring through in the dictionary

  1. bring suit
  2. bring the curtain down
  3. bring the house down
  4. bring the lumber
  5. bring the wood
  6. bring through
  7. bring to
  8. bring to a boil
  9. bring to a close
  10. bring to a head
  11. bring to an end

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