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20 words

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   bring aboutphrasal verb/brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/

   to cause something to happen, especially a change or result

   “The new law brought about significant improvements in air quality.”

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   bring acrossphrasal verb/brɪŋ əˈkrɒs/

   to communicate an idea or feeling so that other people understand it

   “He used a simple story to bring across his main argument.”

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   bring upphrasal verb/brɪŋ ʌp/

   to mention a subject or to raise a child

   “I didn't want to bring up politics at dinner.”

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   bring inphrasal verb/brɪŋ ɪn/

   to introduce (a law/policy), to earn (income), or to recruit/include someone

   “The government plans to bring in new regulations next year.”

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   bring to mindphrasal verb/brɪŋ tuː maɪnd/

   to cause someone to remember or think of something

   “The smell of rain always brings to mind my childhood summers.”

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   bring outphrasal verb/brɪŋ aʊt/

   to publish or release something (product, book), or to make a quality or feature more noticeable

   “The publisher brought out a new edition of the textbook.”

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   bring to a haltphrasal verb/brɪŋ tə ə hɔːlt/

   to cause something to stop completely

   “The fuel shortage brought public transport to a halt.”

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   bring togetherphrasal verb/brɪŋ təˈɡɛðə(r)/

   cause people or groups to come into contact or to work together

   “A good moderator can bring together people with very different opinions.”

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   bring forwardphrasal verb/brɪŋ ˈfɔːrwəd/

   to move something to an earlier date; to present an idea or proposal for discussion

   “They decided to bring forward the exam to next week.”

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    bring to lightphrasal verb/brɪŋ tə ˈlaɪt/

    to reveal facts or information that were previously unknown

    “The audit brought to light a number of accounting irregularities.”

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    bring backphrasal verb/brɪŋ bæk/

    to return something to its place or to cause someone to remember something

    “This song brings back memories of my school days.”

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    bring onphrasal verb/brɪŋ ɒn/

    to cause something to happen, especially something unpleasant (e.g. illness, problems)

    “The stress of the job brought on his depression.”

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    bring homephrasal verb/brɪŋ həʊm/

    make someone fully understand something (figurative); or take/bring something/someone to their home (literal)

    “That statistic really brought home the scale of the problem.”

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    bring alongphrasal verb/brɪŋ əˈlɒŋ/

    to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere

    “Feel free to bring along a friend to the concert.”

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    bring downphrasal verb/brɪŋ daʊn/

    to reduce (prices, rates), to remove from power (a government), or to make someone feel sad

    “The government introduced measures to bring down inflation.”

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    bring to one's kneesphrasal verb / idiom/brɪŋ tə wʌnz niːz/

    to make someone or something very weak or unable to function; to defeat completely

    “The global recession brought many small businesses to their knees.”

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    bring into focusphrasal verb/brɪŋ ˈɪntə ˈfəʊkəs/

    to make something clearer or make it the center of attention

    “The new evidence brought the debate into focus.”

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    bring overphrasal verb/brɪŋ ˈəʊvə/

    to take someone or something to someone's place; to persuade someone to accept an idea

    “Could you bring over the documents to my office?”

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    bring beforephrasal verb/brɪŋ bɪˈfɔː/

    to present someone or something to a court, committee, or other decision-making body

    “The suspect was brought before a magistrate within 24 hours.”

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    bring to a standstillphrasal verb/brɪŋ tə ə ˈstændˌstɪl/

    to cause an activity or movement to stop completely; to render something motionless

    “The blackout brought the whole city to a standstill.”