bring up

verb

brought up; bringing up; brings up

Synonyms of bring up next

transitive verb

: to bring (a person) to maturity through nurturing care and education

: to cause to stop suddenly

: to bring to attention : introduce

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

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web So far, McCarthy hasn't been wiling to bring up bipartisan funding legislation that would include Ukraine aid for a vote. —

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2023 House Republicans hope to bring up for a vote this week a stopgap spending bill that doesn't include Mr. Biden's aid package for Ukraine. —

CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023 Following the exchanges over antisemitism, Musk brought up the protests against Netanyahu’s government and noted the presence of protesters outside. —

Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2023 There was an inkling the Beavers might dust off the play during the game, as it was brought up during a Friday pre-game team meeting. —

Ndaschel, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023 The Copy button brings up the Print Settings screen. —

David English, PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2023 Outside the court Thursday morning, McDowell brought up concerns about the initial trial and said Peterson’s conviction and punishment wasn’t fair. —

Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2023 Roiland didn’t bring up the trip to Los Angeles again. —

Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2023 But over halibut and Diet Cokes, Greene brought up an issue of considerable interest to Trump — the push by House Republicans to impeach his likely opponent in next year’s election. —

Jonathan Swan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023 See More

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