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bring back

These old photographs bring back happy memories of our family vacation.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To cause someone or something to return to a place or person: To take or carry something or someone back to where they came from.
    • To cause something to be remembered: To make someone think about or remember something from the past.
    • To restore to consciousness or life: To revive someone who is unconscious or seemingly lifeless. (This meaning is less common in general usage).
Usage and Examples

  • To cause to return:

    • Please bring back the library books by Friday.
    • The kidnappers promised to bring back the child unharmed.

  • To cause to be remembered:

    • That song brings back so many memories of our college days.
    • Visiting my old school brought back a flood of emotions.

  • To restore to consciousness (less common):

    • The paramedics worked hard to bring him back after the accident.
Advanced Usage

  • "bring back memories": A common collocation meaning to cause past memories to surface.

    • The smell of fresh rain always brings back memories of my childhood.

  • In a commercial/retail context: To reintroduce a product that was previously discontinued.

    • Due to popular demand, the company decided to bring back their original recipe.
Variants and Related Words
  • Bringback (noun, informal): Something that is brought back, often a souvenir.
    • What bringbacks did you get from your trip?
Synonyms
  • Return: To come or go back to a place or person.
  • Retrieve: To get or bring something back.
  • Evoke: To bring a feeling, memory, or image into the mind.
  • Revive: To restore to life or consciousness.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Bring around/round: To cause someone to become conscious again; to persuade someone to agree with you.

    • They used smelling salts to bring her round.
    • It took a while, but I finally brought him around to our way of thinking.

  • Bring forward: To move something to an earlier time; to propose an idea.

    • We need to bring the meeting forward to 2 PM.
    • She brought forward an excellent suggestion.
Related Idioms

  • Bring back to life: To restore vitality, popularity, or existence to something.

    • The new director's vision brought the old theater back to life.

  • Bring someone back down to earth: To make someone stop dreaming and face reality.

    • Failing the test brought him back down to earth after his earlier success.
bring back

These old photographs bring back happy memories of our family vacation.

Verb
  1. return to consciousness
    • These pictures bring back sad memories
  2. bring back to the point of departure

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