bring back

phrasal verb

brought back; bringing back; brings back

: 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.

: 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.

: 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.

: 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 Staff plan to bring back the complete results in coming weeks after further review. —

Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024 Earlier in April, the ice cream chain brought back its orange dreamy creamy flavor to honor the brand’s 90th anniversary. —

Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 He was brought back to Los Angeles and taken into custody. —

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024 Read: When America couldn’t bring back our girls One reason is many of the women who remained with Boko Haram had married into the group. —

Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024 About 1,600 jobs were lost at that facility, some of which are expected to be brought back with Chery’s potential takeover. —

William Gavin, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024 Braid Anniversary Edition Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS Release Date: April 30, 2024 The remastered version of the seminal indie platformer not only brings back the clever time-rewinding mechanics, but adds developer commentary. —

PCMAG, 6 Apr. 2024 At that time, the Israeli government said the operation had two goals: eliminating Hamas and bringing back the hostages taken by the militants to Gaza. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back a key contributor in last year’s Super Bowl run, agreeing to a three-year contract with defensive lineman Mike Danna, The Star has confirmed. —

Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024

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