phrasal verb · neutral
bring in
/brɪŋ ɪn/BRING·IN
speakingtask2
to introduce (a law/policy), to earn (income), or to recruit/include someone
Examples
“The government plans to bring in new regulations next year.”
“The campaign brought in significant donations.”
“They brought in an outside consultant to advise on the project.”
Band 8 sentence
“To reduce emissions, many cities have brought in congestion charges and stricter vehicle standards.”
Collocations
- bring in legislation
- bring in revenue
- bring in an expert
Word family
bring in / brings in / brought in / bringing in verbbringing-in (noun, e.g., bringing-in of laws) noun
Common mistakes
The law was bringed in last year.→The law was brought in last year.
They will bring the new rule tomorrow.→They will bring in the new rule tomorrow.
Say it for a higher band
5introduce→6implement→7+bring in
Synonyms
introduce
earn
Easily confused
introduce
“The council introduced a new parking policy last month.”
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