phrasal verb · informal
bring over
UK/brɪŋ ˈəʊvə/US/brɪŋ ˈoʊvər/BRING·O·VER
to take someone or something to someone's place; to persuade someone to accept an idea
Examples
“Could you bring over the documents to my office?”
“She finally brought him over to her view on education.”
“They brought their neighbour over for dinner last night.”
Band 8 sentence
“If you finish the drafts tonight, please bring them over to my office before nine and we’ll discuss the edits.”
Collocations
- bring over the documents
- bring someone over for dinner
- bring someone over to an opinion
Word family
Common mistakes
Can you bring me over your notes?→Can you bring over your notes to me? / Can you bring your notes over?
I brought over to my friend's house.→I brought him/her over to my friend's house. / I was brought over to my friend's house.
Say it for a higher band
5take to someone's place→6bring along→7+bring over
Synonyms
bring along
bring round
Easily confused
bring along
“I brought my camera along on the trip.”
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