bring back

phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "bring back":
present tense I/you/we/they bring back he/she/it brings back present participle bringing back past tense brought back past participle brought back

1) to cause ideas, feelings, or memories to be in your mind again

Do these stories bring back any memories?

bring it all back (= make someone remember everything):

Seeing him again brought it all back.

2) to start using or doing things that were used or done in the past

He wants to bring back the glamour of the old Hollywood films.

3) to give someone a job or position that they had in the past

The rebels are attempting to bring back the exiled president.

4) to bring something with you when you come back from a place

Travellers brought back news of the outside world.

He always brings me back something nice when he goes abroad.

5)

a) bring someone back to make a dead person live again

"Anger won't bring Jim back," she said.

b) to save someone's life when they have almost died

Her heart stopped three times, but they brought her back.

6) bring someone back to something used for saying that you are going to talk about a subject that you have already talked about

This brings us back to the obvious question: why do we bother to watch the programme at all?