phrasal verb · neutral
bring to mind
UK/brɪŋ tuː maɪnd/US/brɪŋ tu maɪnd/bring·to·MIND
speakingtask2
to cause someone to remember or think of something
Examples
“The smell of rain always brings to mind my childhood summers.”
“That photograph brings to mind the first day I moved to the city.”
“Her description brought to mind a scene from the film.”
Band 8 sentence
“Certain smells instantly bring to mind vivid scenes from my childhood, which I can then describe in detail.”
Collocations
- bring sth to mind
- bring to mind memories/imagery
- easily bring to mind
Word family
bring (v) verbbrings, bringing, brought verb forms
Common mistakes
remember→bring to mind
Say it for a higher band
5remember→6recall→7+bring to mind
Synonyms
evoke
remind
Easily confused
remind
“That song reminds me of our school days.”
Related words
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