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bring over

A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

to carry someone or something to where another person is

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

to bring someone or something to another person's place or to where people are

"Why don't you bring over the kids this weekend?"

"I'll bring over some wine."

— Common conversational phrasing; no single secure citation recalled
Grammar: separable
2 C1 idiomatic neutral

to persuade someone to agree with you or join your side

"The campaign hopes to bring over undecided voters before election day."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Very common for social visits and carrying items. The persuasion sense is more formal and less common.

Commonly used with

wine kids documents friend idea supporters

Forms

Base
bring over
I/you/we/they
3rd person
brings over
he/she/it
Past simple
brought over
yesterday
Past participle
brought over
have + pp
-ing form
bringing over
continuous

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