Verb

zurück|bringen

Translation

to bring back, to return, to take back

Ich bringe dir das Buch morgen zurück.

I'll bring the book back to you tomorrow.

Kannst du die leeren Flaschen zurückbringen?

Can you return the empty bottles?

((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to bring sth. back to sb. I'll bring the book back to you.

((sth.acc)) ((to...)) to return sth. (to a place) She is bringing the bottles back to the supermarket.

Synonyms: zurückgeben, retournieren; Antonyms: mitnehmen, behalten

Composed of 'zurück' (back) and 'bringen' (to bring). Literally means 'to bring back'.

Think of 'bringing' something 'back' ('zurück'). The prefix 'zurück' almost always indicates a return action.