Phrasal Verb - 'Bring'

'We were worried but the doctor was able to bring her to.'

Today we take a look at phrasal verbs which use the verb 'bring'. Below you will find a definition of each with example sentences. When you have finished, try the quiz at the bottom.

bring about

to cause something to happen:

'The 1960s youth movement brought about a change in American culture and politics.'

bring around

to change a view in someone's view or opinion:

'I used to eat meat meat until I saw a TV show on vegetarianism which really brought me around.'

bring back

to take back or return something:

'Can you bring back the book I lent you tomorrow?'

'They should bring back smoking in bars. I hate going outside to smoke.'

bring down

to fall or collapse:

'The Berlin Wall was brought down in 1989.'

'The footballer was brought down by a kick from his opponent.'

bring off

to succeed at something difficult/ to accomplish something that seemed impossible:

'I can't believe your wife let you come with us. How did you bring that off?'

bring on

very similar to bring about mentioned above.To cause something to appear:

'The strong smell of flowers brought on sneezing from her. She's allergic to them.'

bring out

to come out / release:

'My favourite author is bringing out a new book next month.'

bring out (2)

to stress or to highlight something:

That make-up really brings out your eyes.'

bring to

to revive consciousness:

'The doctor used a strong smelling salts to bring to the boxer after he had been knocked out.'

bring up

to mention:

'I'd like to bring up an important point at tomorrow's meeting.'

bring up (2)

to raise children or animals:

'He was mostly brought up by his mother as his father worked abroad a lot.'

'I was born in Vietnam, but I was brought up in America.'

Phrasal Verb 'Hang'

• I've lived here my whole life, where were you brought ___?
  
  up
  back
  out
  about
  
  
• Coldplay are bringing ___ a new CD soon.
  
  out
  off
  down
  up
  
  
• Don't bring ___ her birthday. She hates to be reminded of how old she is.
  
  to
  around
  up
  out
  
  
• Try to bring her ___ to our way of thinking.
  
  around
  down
  about
  back
  
  
• We must bring ___ the DVD to the store the day after tomorrow.
  
  up
  back
  on
  out
  
  
• Wear blue to bring ___ your eyes.
  
  to
  about
  out
  up
  
  
• The fall in profits brought ___ a change in company policy.
  
  up
  about
  off
  to
  
  
• It took 2 minutes to bring her ___ after her accident. It was lucky there was a doctor there.
  
  to
  about
  out
  around
  
  
• What brought ___ the Roman empire? It was so powerful and then it was suddenly gone.
  
  up
  out
  down
  back