bring back

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	bring back
he/she/it	brings back
present participle	bringing back
past tense	brought back
past participle	brought back

1
to cause ideas, feelings, or memories to be in your mind again
Do these stories bring back any memories?
bring it all back (=make someone remember everything):
Seeing him again brought it all back.
Synonyms and related words
To cause someone to remember
remind
come to
bring back
2
to start using or doing things that were used or done in the past
He wants to bring back the glamour of the old Hollywood films.
Synonyms and related words
To do something again, or to start again
come back to
replay
repeat
Synonyms and related words
To use something, or to be used
go towards
bring in
fall back on
3
to give someone a job or position that they had in the past
The rebels are attempting to bring back the exiled president.
Synonyms and related words
To employ someone
employ
appoint
take on
4
to bring something with you when you come back from a place
Travellers brought back news of the outside world.
He always brings me back something nice when he goes abroad.
Synonyms and related words
To return, or to return something to a place
return
get back
go back
5
(bring someone back) to make a dead person live again
‘Anger won’t bring Jim back,’ she said.
Synonyms and related words
Coming back to life again
resurrect
bring back
rise from the dead/grave
1. 5a
  to save someone’s life when they have almost died
  Her heart stopped three times, but they brought her back.
  Synonyms and related words
  To perform a medical test, treatment or operation
  abort
  anaesthetise
  anaesthetize
6
(bring someone back to something) used for saying that you are going to talk about a subject that you have already talked about
This brings us back to the obvious question: why do we bother to watch the programme at all?
Synonyms and related words
To mention something, or to be mentioned
mention
refer to
invoke