phrasal verb · formal
bring to someone's attention
UK/brɪŋ tuː ˈsʌmwʌnz əˈtɛnʃən/US/brɪŋ tu ˈsʌmwʌnz əˈtɛnʃən/bring·to·some·ONE's·at·TEN·tion
task2speaking
to make someone aware of something, especially in a formal context
Examples
“I wish to bring this issue to your attention before the meeting.”
“The audit brought several discrepancies to the board's attention.”
“Please bring any errors to my attention as soon as possible.”
Band 8 sentence
“In my report I brought to the committee's attention several methodological flaws that could affect the results.”
Collocations
- bring to the board's attention
- bring to my attention
- bring sth to public attention
Word family
bring to sb's attention (v) phrasal verbbring to attention (n) noun phrase
Common mistakes
tell/inform→bring to someone's attention
Say it for a higher band
5tell→6inform→7+bring to someone's attention
Synonyms
inform
notify
Easily confused
inform
“Please inform me of any changes.”
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