Phrasal verb
bring over
Meanings
To take someone or something to another person’s home or place, often for a visit or delivery.
To carry something from one place to where another person is, especially to show it or share it.
Definition
To bring over means to take someone or something to another person’s place, often to visit or deliver it.
Bring over is used when you take a person or thing from where you are to someone else’s home or location. It often suggests a short visit, a delivery, or helping someone by taking what they need. In casual speech, it commonly refers to bringing food, documents, or friends to another place.
Examples
- I can bring over some extra chairs before the party starts.
- Can you bring over your laptop so we can watch the video together?
- She brought over a homemade soup when her neighbor was tired.
- They brought over the photos to show everyone at dinner.
Common mistake
Learners often confuse bring over with take over; bring over means carry/escort to someone’s place, while take over means assume control.
More phrasal verbs
- go on To go on means to continue or keep happening.
- carry out To carry out something means to do it or complete it, especially a plan, task, or instruction.
- set up To set up means to arrange or prepare something so it is ready to use or happen.
- pick up “Pick up” most commonly means to collect someone or something from a place, usually by going there.
- go back To go back means to return to a place, time, or earlier situation.