bring up
bring
brÉĒng
bring
up
ƌp
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/ˈbrÉĒŋ ˈʌp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "bring up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to bring up
[phrase form: bring]
01

āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to look after a child until they reach maturity
Transitive: to bring up a child
to bring up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The foster parents were committed to bringing up the child in a loving environment.
āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤāĻž āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āύ⧇āĻšāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻļā§āϰ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧋āϞāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to lift or move something to a higher position
Transitive: to bring up sth somewhere
to bring up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We brought up the anchor on the boat before setting sail.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āύ⧌āĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āύ⧋āĻ™ā§āĻ—āϰ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
03

āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāύāĻž

to mention a particular subject
Transitive: to bring up a subject
to bring up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She brought up an interesting fact from earlier in the lecture.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞ⧇āĻ•āϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to propose a topic or idea to explore and talk about
Transitive: to bring up an idea
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She brought safety concerns up with the management team.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻž āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋, āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something stop suddenly and forcefully
Transitive: to bring up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sudden obstacle forced him to bring up the bicycle.
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāχāϕ⧇āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ…āĻ•āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻžā§Ž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧋

to bring to a sudden stop
Transitive: to bring up a vehicle or animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bus driver brought up the vehicle to prevent a dangerous situation.
āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϚāĻžāϞāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻœā§āϜāύāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§Ž āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
07

āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧀āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ āĻžāύ⧋

to move to a higher position or status
Transitive: to bring up sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The manager brought the talented intern up to a permanent position.
āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻžāύ āχāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻžāĻ°ā§āύāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻĒāĻĻ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧀āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
08

āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of a device) to turn on and activate the operating system
Transitive: to bring up a device
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Wait a moment after you bring up the device for it to fully start.
āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏāϟāĻŋ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ• āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤
8.1

āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻž

(of computers) to display a tab, file, or image on the screen
Transitive: to bring up a computer file or information
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let 's bring up the slides for the virtual workshop.
āĻ­āĻžāĻ°ā§āϚ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻļāĻĒ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϞāĻžāχāĻĄāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϝāĻžāĻ•āĨ¤
09

āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻšā§āĻŦāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something appear or start to happen, as if by magic or a sudden command
Transitive: to bring up sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With a wave of her wand, the fairy godmother brought up an enchanted realm filled with wonders
āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāĻĻ⧁āϰ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĸ⧇āωāϝāĻŧ⧇, āĻĒāϰ⧀ āĻ—āĻĄāĻŽāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦā§€ āϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝāĨ¤
10

āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻĻāĻ—ā§€āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to throw up the contents of one's stomach through the mouth
Transitive: to bring up contents of one's stomach
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bumpy car ride made some of the passengers bring up their breakfast.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϤāσāϰāĻžāĻļ āĻŦāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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