bring someone closer

Meaning

To cause people to become more intimate, friendly, or emotionally connected. It is often used to describe how shared experiences, challenges, or deep conversations strengthen a personal bond.

Examples

• Going through that difficult time together really brought us closer.

  Going through that difficult time together really brought us closer.

• I hoped that planning the trip would bring us closer, but it just caused more arguments.

  I hoped that planning the trip would bring us closer, but it just caused more arguments.

• Sharing our childhood secrets brought us closer than ever.

  Sharing our childhood secrets brought us closer than ever.

• The family crisis actually brought them closer together.

  The family crisis actually brought them closer together.

• A good conversation can bring you closer to someone you barely know.

  A good conversation can bring you closer to someone you barely know.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The trip brought us more close.

  ✓ The trip brought us closer.

  Use the comparative adjective 'closer' directly after the object pronoun, rather than 'more close'.

• ✗ This experience brought closer us.

  ✓ This experience brought us closer.

  The object pronoun (us, them, him, her) must go between 'brought' and 'closer'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Working on this project together has really ___.

  💡 Made us emotionally or professionally tighter.

  Show answer

  brought us closer

• I want to do something that will ___ to my sister.

  💡 Strengthen my emotional bond with my sister.

  Show answer

  bring me closer