phrasal verb · academic
bring into play
UK/brɪŋ ˈɪntə pleɪ/US/brɪŋ ˈɪn.tu pleɪ/bring IN·to PLAY
task2speaking
make something become active or have an effect in a situation
Examples
“Economic sanctions brought into play a range of unintended consequences.”
“The new evidence was brought into play during the trial.”
“When discussing policy, it's important to bring demographic factors into play.”
Band 8 sentence
“When modelling the economy, researchers must bring into play behavioural responses, not just price signals.”
Collocations
- bring into play + factors/evidence/considerations
- bring into play during + discussion/trial
Word family
bring into play phrasal verbbringing into play gerund/participlebrought into play past
Common mistakes
bring in play→bring into play
use in play→bring into play
Say it for a higher band
5use→6apply→7+bring into play
Synonyms
activate
invoke
Easily confused
bring into effect
“The new regulation will be brought into effect next month.”
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