bring back

phrasal verb

brought back; bringing back; brings back

1

: to come back with (something or someone)

What did you bring back (with you) from your vacation?

Bring your roommate back with you when you come home for the holidays.

You promised to bring me back a present.

2

: to cause (something or someone) to return or be returned

The death penalty was done away with in this area many years ago, but some people now want it to be brought back.

The movie is a fantasy about a man who is brought back (to life) from the dead.

The company is doing poorly, and its former president is being brought back to help solve its problems.

3

: to cause (something or someone) to return to a condition, subject, etc.

That question brings us back (again) to the fundamental problem of world peace.

We gradually brought the conversation back to the subject of his unpaid bills.

4

: to cause (something) to return to someone's memory

Seeing her again brought back a lot of happy memories.

I had almost forgotten about the time we spent together, but seeing her again brought it all back (to me).

Examples of bring back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

We’re brought back to the hard sell of 1950s Cinerama with basic visceral sensation. —Armond White, National Review, 23 May 2025

Supergirl was actually killed off in the comics during the infamous 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths event, before being brought back in the early 2000s. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 May 2025

She was eventually brought back to New York to face charges. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 22 May 2025

The ticket brought back a very strong and touching memory from his youth. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025

Rhymes for bring back

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback