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

Hardwicke got four correct results with no exact scores, for 40 points, with AI bringing up the rear this time with 30 points, thanks to three correct results and no exact scores.

From BBC

A Shiite cleric, he lives frugally and was brought up in a religious tradition that reveres martyrdom.

From Barron's

Wallace was brought up in the Church of Scotland - in which his accountant father was an elder - and religion and politics were inter-related interests and influences throughout his life.

From BBC

While some of the outfits made references to classic Chanel suits, they were brought up to date with fresh fabrics and treatments.

From BBC

But he has previously brought up currency values with his counterparts in Japan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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