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

Oftentimes I would use the trip home to bring up things that were troubling me, since anything I asked at home was promptly answered by the aunts.

From Literature

As I went into her room I decided that if she brought up the elephant again, then I would ask her.

From Literature

The name Gunningham first emerged in what declared to be a world exclusive by The Mail in 2008, describing him as "a former public schoolboy brought up in middle-class suburbia".

From BBC

“It’s called ‘Lanterns’ because we all agreed that the ‘Green’ was stupid,” Lindelof said when the host brought up the upcoming TV show.

From Los Angeles Times

I brought up the rear of our group, tailing Ma, with my elbows angled up and out to prevent her from being jostled as she moved timidly through the crush.

From Literature

Related Words

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