phrasal verb · neutral
bring back
/brɪŋ bæk/BRING·BACK
speakingtask2
to return something to its place or to cause someone to remember something
Examples
“This song brings back memories of my school days.”
“Can you bring back my book when you finish it?”
“They brought back the traditional festival last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“Reviving community arts programmes can bring back a sense of local identity and pride.”
Collocations
- bring back memories
- bring back a law
- bring back an item
Word family
bring back / brings back / brought back / bringing back verb
Common mistakes
This smell brings me back to my childhood.→This smell brings back memories of my childhood.
Please bring my book back to me.→Please bring my book back.
Say it for a higher band
5return→6restore→7+bring back
Synonyms
restore
return
Easily confused
restore
“The museum restored the historic building to its original condition.”
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