bring back phrasal verb (
see also bring)
1. bring something ↔ back to start to use something again that was used in the past
Synonym : reintroduce:
The city council has decided to bring back the old electric trams. Bringing back the death penalty has done absolutely nothing to reduce crime.2. bring something ↔ back to make you remember something:
The trip brought back a lot of happy memories. Seeing those pictures on TV brought it all back to me.3. bring something ↔ back to take something or someone with you when you come back from somewhere
bring something back for somebody Don’t forget to bring something back for the kids.bring somebody back something If you’re going to the store, could you bring me back a six-pack?4. bring somebody ↔ back to return someone to their previous job or position of authority
Synonym : reinstate:
Following their latest defeat, soccer fans are urging the club to bring back the former manager.5. bring somebody back to something if something that is said brings you back to a particular subject, it is connected with that subject, so you will start talking about it again:
This brings us back to the question of funding. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲