bring back
phrasal 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).
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The trailer revealed that Season 2 will introduce the Venom symbiote, Gwen Stacy and bring back Charlie Cox’s Daredevil.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Whatever the catalyst, a change in the political environment seemed to connect with a social change that brought back narrow, and at times constrictive, ideas of womanhood depicted in media.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
For some, stagflation brings back memories of the 1970s — a decade of long gas lines and paychecks that couldn’t keep up with grocery bills.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The Labor Department will bring back staff to work on a key consumer inflation report despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, CNBC has learned.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025
Whatever the catalyst, a change in the political environment seemed to connect with a social change that brought back narrow, and at times constrictive, ideas of womanhood depicted in media.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
For some, stagflation brings back memories of the 1970s — a decade of long gas lines and paychecks that couldn’t keep up with grocery bills.
—Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 10 Oct. 2025
Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The Labor Department will bring back staff to work on a key consumer inflation report despite the ongoing federal government shutdown, CNBC has learned.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Bring back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20back. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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