bring back
/ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I brought back the groceries."
- "If you're going to the store, could you bring me back some chocolate?"
- "'Smuggling was a way of life here, with no stigma attached,' David explained. His own granny used to smuggle out rabbit meat, tied to her body, and bring back such coveted Italian goods as chocolate, coffee and brooms. 'Brooms?' I asked him in disbelief. 'Yes, ordinary sorghum brooms, which were in short supply in Communist Yugoslavia, like many other basic household goods,' he said with a smile."
- "The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood."
- "In the UK it is customary to hold a vote every few years on whether to bring back the death penalty."
- "Her eyes are homes of silent prayer, Nor other thought her mind admits But, he was dead, and there he sits, And he that brought him back is there."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹɪŋ bæk/