bring up

verb

1. to care for and train (a child); rear

   we had been brought up to go to church

2. to raise (a subject) for discussion; mention
3. to vomit (food)
4. foll by against to cause (a person) to face or confront
5. foll by to to cause (something) to be of a required standard

Example Sentences

They were grateful for the patient display from Salt, who hit just one boundary in his first 52 balls before hoisting Romario Shepherd over mid-wicket for his only six to bring up a precious 50-run partnership with Curran.

From BBC

In an unpublished transcript for a Time article, Carson "told of having to bring up the decomposing bodies of felled soldiers."

From Salon

After the early fireworks, he next took the aerial route in the 23rd over to bring up his half-century from 66 balls and his team's 100, sending Bethell over the mid-wicket boundary.

From BBC

Livingstone brought up his fifty in 60 balls before accelerating to bring up three figures just 17 balls later.

From BBC

Having someone like Bad Bunny bring up politics starts the conversation in a way that feels like, “Oh, that’s what the adults are talking about, right?”

From Slate

Related Words

• allude to
• broach
• discuss
• introduce
• propose
• raise
• refer
• submit
• touch on