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

Young seems destined to be brought up as one of the many cautionary tales of the perils of trading away valuable draft picks (and in the Panthers' case, valuable veteran receiver DJ Moore as well). —Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024

Prosecutor Lester Kuriyama repeatedly tried to bring up the issue of Erik’s sexuality, but Judge Weissberg refused to allow it. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024

Mars Volta singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and his wife Chrissie Carnell-Bixler brought up Armstrong’s support of Danny Masterson during his rape trial. —Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024

Indian Americans, local, and national politicians must build off this momentum, bringing up Modi’s sordid record on human rights and democracy during his upcoming visit. —Rasheed Ahmed, TIME, 18 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