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

Recent Examples on the Web

The collaboration also brings back two returning flavors — the Santa Belly and Holiday Sprinkle doughnuts. —Kate Perez, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025

In addition to signing Cease, the Blue Jays have retained most of their starting rotation from this season, and may be bringing back eight-time All-Star hurler Max Scherzer as well. —Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

Other bills have been brought back from previous years. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Nov. 2025

He was brought back in 2022 by David Zaslav, when the Discovery CEO set new creative leadership in Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for bring back

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