구동사 시리즈 #3 – BRING

🌿 Phrasal Verb Series #3 – BRING

Thinking in English: The Language of Connection

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💫 1️⃣ bring up

To bring up is to lift something — an idea, a topic, a child — into attention or life.

Examples

• She brought up an interesting question.
  → She raised it from silence into conversation.
• They brought up their children with care.
  → They raised them, day by day, into maturity.

👉 Feel it: “bring up” always moves something from below to awareness.

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🌱 2️⃣ bring about

To bring about means to cause — to make something happen by effort or influence.

Examples

• The new policy brought about major change.
• Her kindness brought about peace in the group.

👉 Feel it: “bring about” = “make real what was only imagined.”

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🌿 3️⃣ bring in

To bring in is to introduce something or someone — into a place, a group, or a system.

Examples

• The company brought in a new manager.
• The project brought in good profits.

👉 Feel it: “bring in” means inviting energy or people into your circle.

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🌸 4️⃣ bring out

To bring out is to reveal what was hidden — in people, in color, in potential.

Examples

• This color brings out your eyes. 👀
• Her teacher brought out the best in her.

👉 Feel it: “bring out” is not creating, it’s uncovering what was already there.

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💫 5️⃣ bring back

To bring back means to return something to memory, time, or place.

Examples

• This song brings back so many memories. 🎵
• Please bring back the book when you’re done.

👉 Feel it: “bring back” is about reconnecting with the past — nostalgia in motion.

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🌾 6️⃣ bring along

To bring along means to accompany — to take someone or something with you.

Examples

• You can bring along your friend to the event.
• She always brings along her camera when traveling. 📷

👉 Feel it: “bring along” is movement with companionship — never alone.

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🌊 7️⃣ bring together

To bring together means to unite, to connect people or ideas.

Examples

• The festival brought together people from all over the world. 🌏
• Great leaders bring together different minds.

👉 Feel it: “bring together” = harmony — pieces forming a whole.

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🌻 8️⃣ bring down

To bring down means to reduce, or to make fall — sometimes emotionally, sometimes literally.

Examples

• The rain brought down the temperature.
• The news really brought me down. 💔

👉 Feel it: “bring down” reverses energy — from high to low.

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🌼 9️⃣ bring forward

To bring forward means to present or propose something earlier or publicly.

Examples

• The meeting was brought forward to Monday.
• She brought forward a new idea during the session.

👉 Feel it: “bring forward” = move something closer to the present.

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🌷 10️⃣ bring on

To bring on means to cause something to happen, often negative or strong.

Examples

• Stress can bring on headaches.
• The cold weather brought on his flu. 🤧

👉 Feel it: “bring on” is like pulling a storm toward you — triggering it.

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🌿 Closing Thought

“To bring is to connect spaces —
between people, times, and ideas.
It is not just motion, but invitation.” 🌱

“Bring” reminds us that language is a bridge —
every phrase carries something from there to here.

 

 

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