Phrase: Bring up

Meaning 1: To bring (someone) up  / bring up

  • To raise or take care of a child until he or she grows up.
  • Used for saying where or how someone lived when they were a child.


Example Sentences

  • "Many women still take career breaks to bring up children."
  • "She brought up three sons on her own."
  • "He was brought up by his grandmother."
  • "He was born and brought up in India."
  • "I'm very much against the idea that it is only the woman's job to bring up the child."
  • "I don't know how they manage to bring up four children—they are both struggling to land a stable job.

  • They brought her up as a Christian.

Similar Sentences

  • "I was born and raised in the U.S."
  • "I was raised by a single mother."
  • "He was raised well by his parents and turned out to be a good father to his own children."


Meaning 2:  To bring (something) up  / bring up

  • To start discussing a subject 
  • To mention someone or something in a conversation
  • To raise a matter for discussion or consideration.


Example Sentences

  • "Mr. Smith said the issue would be brought up again at the next meeting."
  • "I hate to bring this up, but you still owe me $50."
  • "Why are you bringing up this topic again? You know I don't want to talk about it.
  • "Do not bring up issues from the past when you get into an argument with your wife."
  • "Why did you have to bring up the subject of divorce?"
  • "I don't want to bring up the same issue that has already been buried in the past."
  • "She always feels upset whenever I bring up the topic about my past relationships."
  • "I just want to bring up the questions that were unanswered in our previous meeting."

Similar Sentences

  • "Why do you get angry whenever we talk about money?"
  • "I want to discuss this matter with you."
  • "Please don't hesitate to speak up about the issue that we had last month."





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