The verb BRING creates versatile phrasal verbs for movement and change โ from bringing about new ideas to bringing back memories. This family covers causing things to happen, transporting and delivering, and adjusting levels. Learn these phrasal verbs to express creation, transport, and causation with confidence.
Meaning: To cause something to happen, to make something occur
"The new policies brought about significant changes."
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"What brought about his sudden decision to quit?"
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Perfect for discussing causes and consequences.
Meaning: To raise children, to mention a topic, to vomit
"She was brought up by her grandparents."
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"Don't bring up that topic during dinner."
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Multiple meanings: raising children or introducing topics.
Meaning: To cause or trigger something, to encourage
"The stress brought on a terrible headache."
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"Come on, bring on the challenge!"
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Used for triggering events or expressing readiness.
Meaning: To produce, to give birth to, to present
"The tree brings forth beautiful flowers in spring."
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"The investigation brought forth new evidence."
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More formal expression for producing or revealing something.
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Meaning: To carry inside, to introduce, to earn money
"Please bring in the groceries from the car."
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"The company brings in millions every year."
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Can mean physical transport or generating income.
Meaning: To return with something, to restore, to recall memories
"Can you bring back some coffee when you go out?"
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"This song brings back so many memories."
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Very common for returns and nostalgic memories.
Meaning: To transport something to someone's location
"I'll bring over the documents tomorrow."
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"Why don't you bring over some friends for dinner?"
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Essential for social arrangements and deliveries.
Meaning: To carry or accompany someone/something to a place
"Feel free to bring along your family to the party."
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"Don't forget to bring along your passport."
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Perfect for invitations and reminders about items to carry.
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Meaning: To reduce, to make sad, to cause to fall
"The new competition brought down our prices."
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"The sad news brought him down for weeks."
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Can mean reduction, causing sadness, or making fall.
Meaning: To move to an earlier time, to present for consideration
"We need to bring forward the meeting to Monday."
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"She brought forward several interesting proposals."
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Very useful for rescheduling and presenting ideas.
Meaning: To reveal or emphasize qualities, to publish, to produce
"The blue shirt brings out the color of your eyes."
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"The company is bringing out a new product next month."
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Great for emphasizing qualities or launching products.
Meaning: To unite people or things, to organize a gathering
"The charity event brought together people from all walks of life."
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"Let's bring together all the information we have."
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Beautiful expression for unity and collaboration.
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Meaning: To convince someone, to help regain consciousness
"I hope I can bring him around to our way of thinking."
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"The doctor brought her around with smelling salts."
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Can mean persuasion or medical revival.