bring back
/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/ verb- To fetch something. · I brought back the groceries.· If you're going to the store, could you bring me back some chocolate?
- To cause someone to remember something from the past. · The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.
- To reenact an old rule or law. · In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty.
- To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again.
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Elizabeth most thankfully consented, and a servant was despatched to Longbourn, to acquaint the family with her stay, and bring back a supply of clothes.
A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock.
No doubt you will find some sights to amuse you in this venerable city, and I hope to bring back a more favourable report to you before evening.”
He must bring back the papers before morning or the loss will be discovered.
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