phrasal verb · academic
bring before
UK/brɪŋ bɪˈfɔː/US/brɪŋ bɪˈfɔr/bring be·FORE
to present someone or something to a court, committee, or other decision-making body
Examples
“The suspect was brought before a magistrate within 24 hours.”
“The issue was brought before the committee for consideration.”
“He was brought before the board to explain the financial discrepancies.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the inquiry, the minister was brought before a parliamentary committee to answer detailed questions.”
Collocations
- bring someone before the court
- bring an issue before a committee
Word family
Common mistakes
bring in front of the court→bring before the court
bring the case in front of the board→bring the case before the board
Say it for a higher band
5take to→6present→7+bring before
Synonyms
present
summon
Easily confused
summon
“The company was summoned to explain the incident.”
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