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 house→bring by your house
bring by me→bring it by me
Say it for a higher band
5bring→6drop by→7+bring by
Synonyms
drop by with
Easily confused
drop by
“I might drop by later if I finish work early.”
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