ALL meanings of bring up
bring up
B b - phrasal verb bring up When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up. 3
- phrasal verb bring up If you bring up a particular subject, you introduce it into a discussion or conversation. 3
- phrasal verb bring up If someone brings up food or wind, food or air is forced up from their stomach through their mouth. 3
- verb bring up to care for and train (a child); rear 3
- verb bring up to raise (a subject) for discussion; mention 3
- verb bring up to vomit (food) 3
- verb bring up to cause (a person) to face or confront 3
- verb bring up to cause (something) to be of a required standard 3
- noun bring up to take care of during infancy and childhood by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; raise; rear 3
- noun bring up to introduce, as into discussion 3
- noun bring up to cough up 3
- noun bring up to vomit 3
- noun bring up to stop abruptly 3
- transitivephrasal verb bring up subject: raise 1
- transitivephrasal verb bring up child: raise 1
- transitivephrasal verb bring up vomit 1
- verb with object bring up to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 1
- verb with object bring up to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract: Her scream brought the police. He brought honor to his family by his heroism. 1
- verb with object bring up to cause to occur or exist: The medication brought instant relief. 1
- verb with object bring up to cause to come into a particular position, state, or effect: to bring the car to a stop. 1
- verb with object bring up to cause to appear or occur in the mind; evoke or recall: The letter brought her memories of youth. 1
- verb with object bring up to persuade, convince, compel, or induce: She couldn't bring herself to sell the painting. 1
- verb with object bring up to sell for; fetch: These lamps will bring a good price. 1
- verb with object bring up Law. to commence: to bring an action for damages. 1
- verb bring up Used other than as an idiom: To bring from a lower position to a higher position. 0
- verb bring up To mention. 0
- verb bring up To raise (children). 0
- verb bring up To uncover, to bring from obscurity. 0
- verb bring up To turn on power or start, as of a machine. 0
- verb bring up To vomit. 0
- verb bring up To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion. 0