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

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

To bring up the telephone calls, to bring up France, to bring up my errors, to bring up the entire reason we are here.

From Literature

Reaves’ face lights up anytime someone brings up his niece Ruby, who was born shortly before the season started.

From Los Angeles Times

His lack of visibility was brought up by some of those who spoke to BBC Persian following the broadcast.

From BBC

That was when my dream guy, known as Sergio, brought up living together.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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