bring back

verb

brought back; bringing back; brings back

1

: to come back with (something or someone)

What did you bring back (with you) from your vacation?

Bring your roommate back with you when you come home for the holidays.

You promised to bring me back a present.

2

: to cause (something or someone) to return or be returned

The death penalty was done away with in this area many years ago, but some people now want it to be brought back.

The movie is a fantasy about a man who is brought back (to life) from the dead.

The company is doing poorly, and its former president is being brought back to help solve its problems.

3

: to cause (something or someone) to return to a condition, subject, etc.

That question brings us back (again) to the fundamental problem of world peace.

We gradually brought the conversation back to the subject of his unpaid bills.

4

: to cause (something) to return to someone's memory

Seeing her again brought back a lot of happy memories.

I had almost forgotten about the time we spent together, but seeing her again brought it all back (to me).

Examples of bring back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the Swedish full-back Jan Olsson marking him tightly from behind, Cruyff brought back his right leg and shaped to cross the ball with that same foot. —Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Vests should 10,000% be brought back to baseball. —Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Starbucks also brought back the Iced Horchata Shaken Espresso for its summer menu, which launched May 12. —Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Those who make the cut will be brought back in August to be questioned by the lawyers and judge, who are hoping to seat 12 jurors and at least six alternates for the trial scheduled to begin in October. —Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 June 2026

Rhymes for bring back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback