to bring back

  • 21bring back — 1. Recall, call to mind, recover, recollect. 2. Restore, return …

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  • 22bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… …

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  • 23Bring — Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be;… …

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  • 24bring — [briŋ] vt. brought, bringing [ME bringen < OE bringan < IE base * bhrenk , *bronk > Welsh he brwng, to bring, lead] 1. to carry or lead (a person or thing) to the place thought of as “here” or to a place where the speaker will be [bring… …

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  • 25bring somebody back — ˌbring sb/sthˈback derived to return sb/sth • Please bring back all library books by the end of the week. • He brought me back (= gave me a ride home) in his car. Main entry: ↑bringderived …

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  • 26bring to mind someone — bring to mind (someone/something) to cause you to think of someone or something. Something about her face brings to mind my first grade teacher. My daughter said the story brought her relationship with me to mind. Usage notes: also used in the… …

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  • 27bring to mind something — bring to mind (someone/something) to cause you to think of someone or something. Something about her face brings to mind my first grade teacher. My daughter said the story brought her relationship with me to mind. Usage notes: also used in the… …

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  • 28bring to mind — (someone/something) to cause you to think of someone or something. Something about her face brings to mind my first grade teacher. My daughter said the story brought her relationship with me to mind. Usage notes: also used in the form call to… …

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  • 29bring sth about phrasal — verb (T) to make something happen: Computers have brought about many changes in the workplace. bring sb/sth around/round phrasal verb (T) 1 bring the conversation around/round to to deliberately and gradually introduce a new subject into a… …

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  • 30bring — bringer, n. /bring/, v.t., brought, bringing. 1. to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 2. to cause to come to or… …

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