Meaning

12 senses
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.

    When you're in the basement, can you bring up the paints?

    hochbringen, hinaufschaffen

    raise from a lower to a higher position

  2. To mention.

    Don't bring up politics if you want to have a quiet conversation with that guy.

    erwähnen, mit etwas kommen / ankommen

  3. To raise or rear (children).

    She did well enough bringing up two sons and a daughter on her own.

    erziehen, aufziehen, großziehen

    воспи́тыватьvospítyvatʹ, воспита́тьvospitátʹ, расти́тьrastítʹ

    вихо́вуватиvyxóvuvaty, ви́ховатиvýxovaty

  4. To uncover, to bring from obscurity; to resurface (e.g. a memory)

    A short Internet search brought up some amazing details of this story.

  5. To turn on power or start, as of a machine.

    Wait a minute while I bring up my computer.

  6. To check (a newly-assembled printed circuit board) for errors.

    Anyone who's been tasked with bringing up a board knows how trying it is.

  7. To vomit.

    I was very ill today; I kept bringing up everything I ate.

  8. To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.

  9. To reach a particular score, especially a milestone.

    Warner smacked a four over midwicket to bring up his century.

  10. To legally charge and put on trial; to position (someone) for judgement or examination by authority.

  11. (transitive)To prepare a vein for an injection.

  12. (obsolete)To level type or make it ready for printing by overlaying it.

Examples

366 sentences
  1. Tom was brought up in Boston.

    Том виріс у Бостоні.

    deTom ist in Boston aufgewachsen.

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  2. Bringing up a baby is hard work.

    Виховання дитини - важка праця.

    ruВоспитание детей — тяжелый труд.

    deEin Kind zu erziehen ist eine schwere Arbeit.

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  3. She brought up the three children alone.

    Вона виховала трьох дітей одна.

    ruОна одна воспитала троих детей.

    deSie zog die drei Kinder alleine groß.

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  4. It's difficult bringing up a child who isn't your own.

    Важко виховувати чужу дитину.

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  5. It's difficult bringing up a child who is not your own.

    Важко виховувати чужу дитину.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
raise or rear children:
Русский
By meaning 1
raise or rear children:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
bring from a lower to a higher position:
mention:
raise or rear children:

Origin

From Middle English bryngen up, dissimilated from Middle English upbryngen (“to bring up,

From Middle English bryngen up, dissimilated from Middle English upbryngen (“to bring up, raise”). Doublet of upbring.

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Forms

brings up, bringing up, brought up, brought up
Base formbring up · to bring up
3rd person singularbrings up
Present participlebringing up
Past simplebrought up
Past participlebrought up

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybring up
he, she, itbrings up

Past simpleLesson

all personsbrought up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave brought up
he, she, ithas brought up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bring up

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

24 synonyms
uncover, resurface:bring back
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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