bring up
Britishverb
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to care for and train (a child); rear
we had been brought up to go to church
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to raise (a subject) for discussion; mention
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to vomit (food)
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(foll by against) to cause (a person) to face or confront
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(foll by to) to cause (something) to be of a required standard
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Raise from childhood, rear. For example, Bringing up children is both difficult and rewarding . [Late 1400s]
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Introduce into discussion, mention, as in Let's not bring up the cost right now . [Second half of 1800s]
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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).
Example Sentences
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Bring up a funky instrument or some weird software and just do your thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
Bring up your health-damaging stress and potential solutions to your boss.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023
Bring up the notion that the nation’s most populous state — which is in a near constant drought — is taking too much water from the Colorado River.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022
Bring up the full Snipping Tool to delay the screenshot or tweak the settings.
From The Verge • Apr. 19, 2022
He sighed before calling out, “Bast! Bring up some cider, would you?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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