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bring them back vs take them back

Both 'bring them back' and 'take them back' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Bring them back' is used when the speaker is referring to something being brought to the current location, while 'take them back' is used when the speaker is referring to something being taken away from the current location.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 778 views

bring them back

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants something to be brought to the current location. It implies a movement towards the speaker.

Examples:

Can you bring them back to the office?
Please bring them back with you when you come home.
I need you to bring them back to me as soon as possible.

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Don't forget to bring them back, though.
I think it'll stop if I can bring them back.
I'm leading a mission to bring them back.
I want you to help me to bring them back.
But rumor has it this guy can actually bring them back himself.
I'd give my life to bring them back.
It's my responsibility to bring them back.
You'd do anything to bring them back, or take their place.
I'm so sorry for the three murders that I did and I wish by killing me today, you could bring them back.
We'll have at least 3 hours to bring them back if needed.
We can bring them back for the children.
Go get my children and you bring them back.
With their great understanding of German, that should bring them back.
Tears won't bring them back.
But killing an innocent woman will not bring them back.
I'll bring them back tomorrow.
Get four stones from the diva Plavalaguna and bring them back.
I will bring them back before nightfall.
Getting yourself killed isn't going to bring them back.
We are trying to bring them back to life.

Alternatives:

return them
fetch them back
get them back
bring them here
bring them to me

take them back

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when the speaker wants something to be taken away from the current location. It implies a movement away from the speaker.

Examples:

Can you take them back to the store?
Please take them back with you when you leave.
I need you to take them back to the supplier.

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fix the conditions for the treatment of the non-recoverable components of the waste and, if appropriate, oblige the notifier to take them back;
(b) fix the conditions for the treatment of the non-recoverable components of the waste and, if appropriate, oblige the notifier to take them back;
I don't know much, chase Adams, but I do know that once those words are said, you can't take them back.
I told you to take them back, and you kept them!
There, we will rendezvous and take them back to Canada.
You can take them back with you.
It's best if you take them back.
Round up the others and take them back.
I should take them back to London immediately.
If those bodies are infected, we can't take them back.
After all I can't burn them and take them back.
They send their favourite ones here, then take them back.
Sometimes they take them back, never to return.
Because the man at the aquarium said that he wouldn't take them back.
We will definitely not take them back.
We'll take them back to Harrenhal.
So Eva will take them back to her place.
We must take them back to my ship before they revive.
They capture the dissidents and take them back to the Espheni.
You owe me 3 lunch boxes, I want to take them back now.

Alternatives:

return them
bring them back
take them away
remove them
carry them back

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