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bring to ground

bring to ground verb: to cast down, overthrow, overcome, subdue.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cast down, overthrow, overcome, subdue.

Forms of bring to ground

third-person singular presentbrings to ground
present participlebringing to ground
past participlebrought to ground
pastbrought to ground

Origin of bring to ground

Continuing the Middle English bryngen to ground.

Questions about bring to ground

What does bring to ground mean?
Bring to ground means to cast down, overthrow, overcome, subdue.
What part of speech is bring to ground?
Bring to ground is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring to ground?
The past tense of bring to ground is brought to ground.

Words near bring to ground in the dictionary

  1. bring to a head
  2. bring to an end
  3. bring to bear
  4. bring to bed
  5. bring to book
  6. bring to ground
  7. bring to heel
  8. bring to justice
  9. bring to life
  10. bring to light
  11. bring to mind

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