Zurückbringen
Example: Kannst du mir das Buch morgen zurückbringen, bitte?
Definition
"Zurückbringen" means to carry or take something back to its original place or owner. It often implies returning an item that was borrowed or taken, as in the example sentence, 'Kannst du mir das Buch morgen zurückbringen, bitte?' which means 'Can you bring me the book back tomorrow, please?'.
Etymology
The German verb "zurückbringen" is a compound of "zurück" meaning 'back' and "bringen" meaning 'to bring'. It literally means 'to bring back'. This combination clearly expresses the action of returning something to its starting point or owner.
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"Zurückbringen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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