phrasal verb · informal
bring along
UK/brɪŋ əˈlɒŋ/US/brɪŋ əˈlɔːŋ/BRING·a·LONG
to take someone or something with you when you go somewhere
Examples
“Feel free to bring along a friend to the concert.”
“He always brings along his camera on trips.”
“Can I bring my laptop along to the workshop?”
Band 8 sentence
“If you plan to study at the library, bring along all the notes and sources you'll need so you won't have to return home.”
Collocations
- bring along a friend
- bring along something
- bring someone along to an event
Word family
Common mistakes
Can you bring with me your notes?→Can you bring your notes to me? / Can you bring your notes along?
I brought along to the party.→I brought someone along to the party. / I brought something along to the party.
Say it for a higher band
5take→6take along→7+bring along
Synonyms
take along
bring over
Easily confused
bring over
“She brought her cousin over for dinner.”
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