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).
Examples of bring back in a Sentence
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President Trump, who was at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans and met with some Chiefs players, is bringing back the Fitness Test that the Associated Press said was introduced in 1966.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump is bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
The executive order signed by Trump said the administration is bringing back the test due to the high rates of obesity and chronic disease in the U.S.
Lawrence Taylor, Harrison Butker also joined signing event
Trump was joined at the event by athletes across golf, football and wrestling.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Not remaking them, but bringing back the subtlety and quiet brilliance of performers like Ed Begley Jr. and Catherine O’Hara and Parker Posey.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
President Donald Trump is bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
The executive order signed by Trump said the administration is bringing back the test due to the high rates of obesity and chronic disease in the U.S.
Lawrence Taylor, Harrison Butker also joined signing event
Trump was joined at the event by athletes across golf, football and wrestling.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Not remaking them, but bringing back the subtlety and quiet brilliance of performers like Ed Begley Jr. and Catherine O’Hara and Parker Posey.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for bring back
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“Bring back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20back. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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