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

No orchestra has brought back its commission over the last half century, and only Chicago and New York recorded their commissions. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Welcome to Day 3 of the Miami Herald’s live Heat free agency blog and Day 3 of the franchise’s quest to bring back LeBron James. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

He was first sent home but then brought back the following morning and admitted to the hospital. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

And Kaprizov will have to carry a bigger load, considering the lineup the Wild — at least, so far — are bringing back. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for bring back

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