bring up

verb

brought up; bringing up; brings up

transitive verb

1

: to bring (a person) to maturity through nurturing care and education

2

: to cause to stop suddenly

3

a

: to bring to attention : introduce

b

computers : to cause (something, such as a file or picture) to appear on a computer screen

… you can make any picture that it displays into wallpaper by right-clicking with the arrow over the art to bring up a box with a "Set as wallpaper" choice.

—Barry Popik

4

: vomit

intransitive verb

: to stop suddenly

Synonyms

• breed
• foster
• nourish
• nurse
• raise
• rear

Examples of bring up in a Sentence

it takes an immense commitment and a lot of love to bring up a child properly

I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money.

Recent Examples on the Web

Vance has been a chief promoter of the unsubstantiated rumors, which Trump brought up in his debate against Harris to bolster his argument that undocumented migrants are threats to Americans. —Joey Garrison, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024

Living in Barcelona’s Raval, a humble but rambunctious multi-ethnic melting pot, Ana, an artist and single mother, battles to bring up her daughter without giving up on her dreams. —John Hopewell, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024

In other words, the first October new moon is going to bring up a lot of energetic shifts. —Meg Walters, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024

Sabrina Carpenter brought up her potential role in the recent indictment of New York mayor Eric Adams last night during her concert at Madison Square Garden. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

bring up

verb

1

: to bring to maturity through care and education

bring up a child

2

: to bring to attention : introduce

I hate to keep bringing this up

Medical Definition

bring up

transitive verb

(ˈ)briŋ-ˈəp 

: vomit