sábado, 7 de mayo de 2016

Unit 4 Vocabulary - Phrasal verbs with BRING

bring something about
to make something happen
synonym cause
What brought about the change in his attitude?
bring back somebody | bring back something | bring somebody back | bring something back
 to return somebody/something
Please bring back all library books by the end of the week.
He brought me back (= gave me a ride home) in his car.
bring  something back
to make somebody remember something or think about it again
The photographs brought back many pleasant memories.
to make something that existed before be introduced again
synonym reintroduce
Most people are against bringing back the death penalty.
bring somebody something back | bring something back (for somebody)
to return with something for somebody
What did you bring the kids back from Italy?
I brought a T-shirt back for Mark.
bring something down
 to reduce something
We aim to bring down prices on all our computers.
to land an aircraft
The pilot managed to bring the plane down in a field.
to make an aircraft fall out of the sky
Twelve enemy fighters had been brought down.
bring something forward
 to move something to an earlier date or time
The meeting has been brought forward from 10 May to 3 May.
to suggest something for discussion
Please bring the matter forward at the next meeting.
to move a total sum from the bottom of one page or column of numbers to the top of the next
A credit balance of $50 was brought forward from his September account.
bring in somebody | bring in something | bring somebody in | bring something in
to introduce a new law
They want to bring in a bill to limit arms exports.
to attract somebody/something to a place or business
We need to bring in a lot more new business.
to give a decision in court
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty.
bring somebody out
(British English) to make people go on strike
bring something out
 to make something appear
A crisis brings out the best in her.
to make something easy to see or understand
That dress really brings out the colour of your eyes.
 to produce something; to publish something
The band have just brought out their second album.
bring somebody round(British English)
(North American English bring somebody around)
(also bring somebody to)
to make somebody who is unconscious become conscious again
bring somebody round (to…)(British English)
(North American English bring somebody around)
to bring somebody to somebody’s house
Bring the family round one evening. We'd love to meet them.
bring somebody round (to something)(British English)
(North American English bring somebody around)
to persuade somebody to agree to something
He didn't like the plan at first, but we managed to bring him round.
bring somebody up
 [often passive] to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc.
synonym raise
She brought up five children.
He was brought up by his aunt.
a well/badly brought up child
bring somebody up to do something They were brought up to (= taught as children to) respect authority.
+ noun I was brought up a Catholic.
related noun upbringing
 (law) to make somebody appear for trial
He was brought up on a charge of drunken driving.
bring something up
 to mention a subject or start to talk about it
synonym  raise
Bring it up at the meeting.
to vomit
to bring up your lunch
to make something appear on a computer screen
Click with the right mouse button to bring up a new menu.


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