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PonyFan Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Bring out

"To do this, the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn; the younger brought out the moon to begin the night."

Could you tell me what you can paraphrase the phrasal verb in? I guess it might be "to carry" or something.
Thanks in advance!

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brought out the moon ~ took the moon out from the place where it was stored (and made it visible) CJ

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  • brought out the moon ~ took the moon out from the place where it was stored (and made it visible) CJ
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brought out the moon ~ took the moon out from the place where it was stored (and made it visible)

CJ
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So can you say "My dad brought out an old car from a garage"?
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PonyFan So can you say "My dad brought out an old car from a garage"?
Yes.

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