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bring up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. raise, conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forthverb

    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

    "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

  2. rear, raise, bring up, nurture, parentverb

    bring up

    "raise a family"; "bring up children"

  3. bring upverb

    promote from a lower position or rank

    "This player was brought up to the major league"

  4. raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring upverb

    raise from a lower to a higher position

    "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

  5. bring upverb

    cause to come to a sudden stop

    "The noise brought her up in shock"

  6. raise, bring upverb

    put forward for consideration or discussion

    "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"

  7. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referverb

    make reference to

    "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

  8. boot, reboot, bring upverb

    cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

    "boot your computer"

Wiktionary

  1. bring upverb

    To mention.

  2. bring upverb

    To raise (children).

  3. bring upverb

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

  4. bring upverb

    To vomit.

  5. bring upverb

    To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.

ChatGPT

  1. bring up

    To bring up means to mention, introduce or discuss a particular subject, topic, or issue. It can also mean to raise or care for a child until they are grown up, or to cause something to appear or be seen, often on a computer screen.

Anagrams for bring up »

  1. burping

  2. upbring

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bring up in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bring up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of bring up in a Sentence

  1. Lester Friedman:

    Pretty much every holiday, every event, he would also bring up his brother Samuel, it clearly made a hole in his heart that he never got to meet his twin, and that his twin died a few weeks after birth.

  2. Rebecca Puhl:

    One of the things we've also found, particularly for girls, is that even when parents bring up weight in a kind of more neutral way, it can still make them feel emotionally distressed, so it may be best not to mention weight at all, i do think that we can substantially reduce weight stigma in the home environment by focusing conversations on health and health behaviors rather than the number on the scale or physical appearance.

  3. Terry Greenwald:

    It would be very difficult to teach children any sort of modesty and humility if a parent thought it OK to be naked in front of their children. It also would bring up questions and conversations they might not be ready to handle.

  4. Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green:

    Every member of the House is accorded the opportunity to bring up impeachment, this is not something that the Constitution has bestowed upon leadership. It is something that every member has the right and privilege of doing.

  5. Charles Latchis:

    My main concern is Bernie Sanders ability to beat Donald Trump and whether Donald Trump is just speaking to the choir, what is Bernie Sanders going to do in the general with battleground voters ? They are going to demonize Bernie Sanders and bring up Venezuela and socialism. My political heart is with Bernie Sanders, but I would rather be with someone who I know can beat Donald Trump.


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    A impounding
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