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

Want to bring back a piece of your holiday? —Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 9 June 2026

Morris was recalled to Tyson Foods as a consultant between 2020 and 2022, before officially being brought back as group president for poultry in January 2023. —Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2026

Her return brought back a key piece to the Sun group that shared a bond with themselves and fans that are now left hanging with no reassurance a WNBA team will return there beyond 2026. —Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026

The incident brought back memories of Eriksen’s medical emergency on the pitch back in 2021. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Rhymes for bring back

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