bring one to oneself



bring one to oneself

to cause one to become rational; to cause one to act normal. A glass of ice water thrown in her face brought Sally to herself. I was brought to myself by some smelling salts.
See also: bring, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Macariomah-KAH-ryoSpanish
Celestinothe-le-STEE-no (Spanish), se-le-STEE-no (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-no (Italian)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
JanetJAN-ətEnglish
Nsia-Western African, Akan
DinoDEE-no (Italian)Italian, Croatian
Melaina-Greek Mythology