phrasal verb · informal

bring by

/brɪŋ baɪ/BRING·by

speaking

to take something to someone's place, usually by calling in or stopping briefly

Examples

I'll bring the documents by your office this afternoon.

Could you bring my book by when you come round?

He said he'd bring a cake by for the birthday party.

Band 8 sentence

If you're near my office this morning, please bring the signed form by so I can file it before lunch.

Collocations

  • bring something by someone's house / office
  • bring something by later / tomorrow

Word family

bring something by verb phrasebringing something by gerund / present participlebrought something by past

Common mistakes

bring by to your housebring by your house

bring by mebring it by me

Say it for a higher band

5bring6drop by7+bring by

Synonyms

drop by with

Easily confused

drop by

I might drop by later if I finish work early.

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