bring up
verb
brought up; bringing up; brings up
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.—
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Barry Popik4
: vomit
: 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
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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
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“Bring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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bring up
transitive verb
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