Phrasal Verbs With Bring | Bring Phrasal Verbs

Here is a list of phrasal verbs using the word bring.

Bring about something (Make something happen)

• The civic administration plans to bring about major changes in the infrastructure of the city.
• A lack of trust often brings about bitterness in a relationship.

Bring along somebody or bring somebody along

To bring along somebody is to bring him or her somewhere

• Can I bring my friend along for the party?
• Everybody should bring along something to drink.

Bring along can also mean ‘help someone to improve his / her skills’.

• A good leader should be able to bring his teammates along.

Bring somebody around / round (Make someone who is unconscious become conscious again.)

• They sprinkled water on her face to bring her around.

Bring somebody around can also mean ‘persuade him / her to agree with you’.

• At first she didn’t like my idea, but I eventually managed to bring her around.

Bring something back or bring back something (Make someone remember something from the past.)

• That song always brings back memories of my childhood.

Bring somebody back or bring back somebody (reappoint somebody)

• He left the firm in 2001 but was brought back by the new management.

Bring somebody down or bring down somebody (Cause people in government etc. to lose their position)

• This scandal is likely to bring the government down.
• Bring down can also mean ‘reduce the amount of something’.
• The government has failed to bring down inflation.

Bring something forward or bring forward something

• To bring an event forward is to change its date so that it happens earlier than planned.
• The date of the wedding has been brought forward to June 21st.

Bring in something or bring something in (Make a particular amount of money)

• His father has asked him to look for a job so that he can bring some money in.

Bring off something or bring something off (succeed in doing something difficult)

• It was a tough job, but I managed to bring it off.