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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Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
During a press conference on an unrelated matter held Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department brought up the deaths of the filmmaker and his wife.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
In a podcast interview with Patrick Bet-David, Rousseau – who readily brings up the racial and societal theories of philosophers stretching back centuries – was asked his view on Adolf Hitler.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Prosecution highlights poster on Dugan's door Hope Karnopp Prosecutors brought up that Dugan used her personal email to send a poster to her court email on April 13, five days before federal agents came to arrest Flores-Ruiz.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Bring up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20up. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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bring up
transitive verb
: vomit
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