bring up

British  

verb

1. to care for and train (a child); rear

   we had been brought up to go to church

2. to raise (a subject) for discussion; mention

3. to vomit (food)

4. (foll by against) to cause (a person) to face or confront

5. (foll by to) to cause (something) to be of a required standard

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bring up Idioms  

1. Raise from childhood, rear. For example, Bringing up children is both difficult and rewarding . [Late 1400s]

2. Introduce into discussion, mention, as in Let's not bring up the cost right now . [Second half of 1800s]

3. Vomit, as in She still felt sick but couldn't bring up anything . This usage was first recorded in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719).

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Example Sentences

Buss, standing nearby in the socially distant trophy ceremony, smiled and clutched her hands to her chest when James brought up her father.

From Los Angeles Times

"This show is bringing up the conversation that if you keep chasing some version of beauty that's outside of yourself, you may never be satisfied and you might end up going crazy," she said.

From BBC

If you ask for a $10,000 raise and they respond that this isn’t a salary they offer, it will be tempting to bring up the executive assistant’s salary.

From MarketWatch

She remembers Richardson’s name being brought up and feeling like it was a “divine moment.”

From Los Angeles Times

Some went further, and brought up the prospect of the next change being a change in leader.

From BBC

Related Words

• allude to
• broach
• discuss
• introduce
• propose
• raise
• refer
• submit
• touch on