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

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.
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Aramco’s capital expenditure guidance was brought up 20% to $13.23 billion. Ruxandra Iordache,natasha Turak, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024 Then for Dennison to be in a government that is operating in that sort of sphere and in that sort of world, and be brought up by parents that are very much like, ‘Listen, this country is great. Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024 At some point during the surveys of the wreck, a watch was brought up to the search ship and cleaned, revealing elaborate scrollwork, a jewelled interior, and its maker: Edward East, of London. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 Lots of people bring up climate change as a reason not to have kids. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bring up 

Word History

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring up was in the 14th century

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“Bring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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
: vomit

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