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Bring back meaning

Bring back is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to return from another place with an object.

Past simple
brought back
Past participle
brought back
-ing form
bringing back

What bring back means

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To return from another place with an object

Please bring back a map from the visitor centre.

2 more meanings of bring back are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With bring: bring up, bring about.

With back: come back, get back, give back, put back, go back, take back, call back, come back to, go back on, go back to.

Common questions

What does bring back mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to return from another place with an object. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of bring back?

Brought back, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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