phrasal verb · neutral
bring away
/brɪŋ əˈweɪ/bring a·WAY
speakingtask2
to learn or obtain the main point or lesson from an experience or event
Examples
“What did you bring away from the lecture?”
“From the meeting I brought away a clearer idea of the next steps.”
“Students should bring away practical skills from the lab session.”
Band 8 sentence
“From the seminar, I brought away a clear sense of how policy decisions affect daily life.”
Collocations
- bring away a lesson
- bring away the message
Word family
bring away phrasal verbbringing away verb (gerund)brought away verb (past)
Common mistakes
I took away from the lecture that…→I brought away from the lecture that…
bring away from the course→bring away from the course
Say it for a higher band
5learn→6take away→7+bring away
Synonyms
take away
learn
Easily confused
take away
“What did you take away from the lecture?”
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