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Question about 'bring back'
Hi Teachers,
Information to consider:
There's an old lady who is telling someone, “My husband was about your size. A little heavier perhaps. All his clothes are upstairs. They’re no good to him. He died two years ago.” She pointed up to the room above them.
“Why don’t you see if any of his clothes fit you? You can bring them back tomorrow.”
Could 'a' be an appropriate explanation to the phrasal verb, 'bring back'?
a. return
b. use
c. wear
I'm asking it because my dictionary of phrasal verbs only says, 'revive' and 'if something brings back an event or memory from your past, it makes you think about it.
But, I think it also has the meaning of 'return'.
Thanks in adavance
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Originally Posted by
learning54
I'm asking it because my dictionary of phrasal verbs only says, 'revive'
In your original sentence, 'back' has one of its core meanings, and I would not call 'bring back' a phrasal verb there.
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Originally Posted by
Rover_KE
You are right.
Rover
Hi Rover,
Thank you for your reply.
Best,
L54
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Originally Posted by
5jj
In your original sentence, 'back' has one of its core meanings, and I would not call 'bring back' a phrasal verb there.
Hi sir,
Thank you for your reply. Sorry I can't figure out what is the meaning of 'core meaning'.
If it's not a phrasal verb, which part of speech is 'back'?
Thanks
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Re: Question about 'bring back'

Originally Posted by
learning54
Dictionaries are there to help with this type of problem.
Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
If you just want to know the meaning of a word, try OneLook Dictionary Search first.
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Re: Question about 'bring back'

Originally Posted by
5jj
Dictionaries are there to help with this type of problem.
Hi sir,
Thank you for your reply. If I have asked you about the meaning of the word 'core' was because in my dictionary, 'Collins Cobuild English Dictionary' the only word classes that appear there, are 'noun' and 'verb'. So I really couldn't understand the meaning.
Thank you very much for the link to Macmillan Dictionary. Be sure I'll use it.
Best,
L54
Last edited by learning54; 12-Jan-2012 at 12:50.
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Re: Question about 'bring back'
This site will search 129 dictionaries: OneLook: General dictionary sites
Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
If you just want to know the meaning of a word, try OneLook Dictionary Search first.
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OneLook's a great site.
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Re: Question about 'bring back'

Originally Posted by
5jj
Hi Sir,
Thank you so much. I've already added it to my toolbar.
Best,
L54
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