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

Now that Facebook is bringing back politics, there may be real-world harms to welcoming that discourse back into the arena without. —Scott Nover, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025

This week, Today brought back the family of Erin Ludwig, who passed away from the disease, whom Kotb interviewed shortly after Ludwig’s death. —Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

These can interrupt the withdrawal spiral, decreasing loneliness and bringing back your energy, creativity, and sense of purpose. —Rebecca Horan melissa Karz, Harvard Business Review, 10 Jan. 2025

This new core will be brought back to Europe aboard an ice breaker that must keep it at -58 degrees Fahrenheit. —Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025