Bring back
/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To fetch something. ditransitive, transitive
"I brought back the groceries."
- 2 call to mind wordnet
- 3 To cause someone to remember something from the past. transitive
"The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood."
- 4 bring back to the point of departure wordnet
- 5 To reenact an old rule or law. transitive
"In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty."
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- 6 To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again. transitive
"Her eyes are homes of silent prayer, Nor other thought her mind admits But, he was dead, and there he sits, And he that brought him back is there."
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More examples"If you're going to the store, could you bring me back some chocolate?"