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

Expect to see around 10 to 15 meteors an hour with surges of activity that could bring up to 100 an hour.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Retired Wallabies prop Slipper became the first Australian to bring up the 200-game milestone and he is close to passing the all-time record, held by former Crusaders and All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The president rejected the idea due to reports of a romantic relationship between the two, which he has continued to bring up, officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The new rolling 15-year age requirement will also bring up a new crop of conversion candidates every year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

I had decided that the best thing was never to bring up the subject, even though Jeff was the only other kid I had ever talked to about very much at all.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Related Words

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