Don't forget to bring the suitcase in.

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Nonverbis

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Could you tell me whether such a sentence is possible?

Don't forget to bring the suitcase in.

It looks good. But the reason why I ask is that dictionaries don't provide us with such a cunstruction as "bring in" for "to fetch".
 

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Could you tell me whether such a the following sentence is possible?

Don't forget to bring the suitcase in.

It looks good to me. But However, the reason why I ask is that dictionaries don't provide us with such a construction as give "bring in" as a synonym for "to fetch".
The sentence is absolutely right as it is. You could put "fetch" instead of "bring" but you would still need "in" at the end. I think you're getting confused by the "in". It's not a phrasal verb "bring in". "In" here means "indoors" or "into the house".

"Don't forget to fetch the suitcase in" is only correct in certain dialects of BrE. I wouldn't use it but my friend from Belfast would.
 

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The two verbs are not synonymous. The verb fetch means 'go to a place and come back with a thing' whereas bring just means 'come with a thing'.

In other words, you can only use fetch if the person you're talking to is with you at the moment of utterance.
 

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@Nonverbis Not only is it possible, but it's a perfectly ordinary phrase. Example: "Don't forget to bring the groceries in.'
 
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