bring up

verb

brought up; bringing up; brings up
Synonyms of bring upnext

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

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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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The squeeze gesture is very useful for quickly bringing up the tool menu and switching between them, integrating them into your workflow without any interruptions. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026 The re-enactments bring up painful memories, but also an inappropriate and humorous side of Jolanda. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026 Newberry said Navy’s current losing streak to the Irish isn’t a topic that would be brought up much this week. — Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Serena summons Grace Hopper (Katherine Kingsley) to mitigate the crisis, which again brings up the question of where Carla’s own publicist is hiding. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring up

Word History

First Known Use

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

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

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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

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