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Definition of bring up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bring up

phrasal verb
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bring somebody up
  1.  
     [often passive] to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc. synonym raise
    • She brought up five children.
    • He was brought up by his aunt.
    • a well/badly brought up child
    • bring somebody up to do something They were brought up to (= taught as children to) respect authority.
    • bring somebody up (as) something I was brought up (as) a Catholic.
    related noun upbringingTopics Life stagesb2
  2. (law) to make somebody appear for trial
    • He was brought up on a charge of drunken driving.
bring something up
  1. to mention a subject or start to talk about it synonym raise
    • Bring it up at the meeting.
  2. to vomit
    • to bring up your lunch
  3. to make something appear on a computer screen
    • Click with the right mouse button to bring up a new menu.
See bring up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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