As we know that phrasal verb is made up of a main verb together with an adverb or a preposition, or both. Today we’ll look at some of the interesting phrasal verbs with “Bring”.
Example of Phrasal Verbs with Bring
| Bring about | Bring along | Bring around | Bring back |
| bring down | bring forth | bring forward | bring in |
| bring off | bring out | bring up | bring round |
1. Bring about
- Meaning: Cause to take place
- Example: The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era.
2. Bring about
- Meaning: Accomplish, achieve
- Example: I hope to bring about a successful conclusion.
3. Bring along
- Meaning: Bring someone or something to a certain place.
- Example: I brought my uncle along to the party.
4. Bring around
- Meaning: Persuade or convince someone.
- Example: Sam was sure he could bring them around to the deal.
5. Bring around
- Meaning: Bring something with you when you visit.
- Example: He promised to bring the letter around in the morning.
6. Bring around
- Meaning: Get someone talking about something.
- Example: Eventually I brought the conversation around to the subject of money.
7. Bring back
- Meaning: Fetch something
- Example: I brought back the groceries.
8. Bring back
- Meaning: Cause someone to remember something from the past
- Example: The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.
9. Bring back
- Meaning: Reenact an old rule or law
- Example: In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty.
10. Bring down
- Meaning: Make legitimate rulership lose their position of power
- Example: The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government.
11. Bring down
- Meaning: Reduce
- Example: The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.
12. Bring down
- Meaning: Make something fall to the ground
- Example: He brought down a pheasant with his first shot of the day.
13. Bring down
- Meaning: Make someone feel bad emotionally
- Example: The news of his death brought her down.
14. Bring forth
- Meaning: Produce, bear as fruit
- Example: Their orchard brings forth magnificent fruit.
Bring forth
- Meaning: Give birth
- Example: Queen Anne Boleyn brought forth daughters but no male heir.
Bring forth
- Meaning: Create, generate, bring into existence
- Example: He has the ability to bring forth new ideas when they are needed.
Bring forth
- Meaning: Display, produce, bring out for display
- Example: Against all expectations, the accused managed to bring forth convincing evidence of his innocence.
Bring forward
- Meaning: Make something happen earlier than originally planned
- Example: The meeting has been brought forward by one day.
Bring in
- Meaning: Move something indoors
- Example: Could you bring in the groceries?
Bring off
- Meaning: Succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult
- Example: I don’t know how, but he managed to bring off the Acme Foods deal.
Bring out
- Meaning: Elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality
- Example: She brings out the best in him.
Bring out
- Meaning: Place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out
- Example: Acme sweets have just brought out a tasty new chocolate bar.
Bring out
- Meaning: Make a shy person more confident
- Example: His new job has noticeably brought him out.
Bring out
- Meaning: Cause a visible symptom such as spots or a rash
- Example: Eating strawberries always brings me out in a rash.