dredge up
To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sourcesTo find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources.
» I don't want to dredge up the past.
Ich will nicht die Vergangenheit hervorholen. — alik_farber
Я не хочу ворошить прошлое. — alik_farber
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2 senses(figuratively)To find by diligently searching, especially from unsavory sources.
Where did you dredge up the idea that they didn't know what hospital he was born in?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dredge, up.
- mention something unpleasant from the past
Examples
1 sentencesI don't want to dredge up the past.
ruЯ не хочу ворошить прошлое. — alik_farber
deIch will nicht die Vergangenheit hervorholen. — alik_farber
Forms
dredges up, dredging up, dredged up, dredged up| Base form | dredge up · to dredge up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dredges up |
| Present participle | dredging up |
| Past simple | dredged up |
| Past participle | dredged up |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- mention something unpleasant from the past:drag up
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.