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bring up

/ bring up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
cause to come to a sudden stop
"The noise brought her up in shock"
Type of:
stop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
"This player was brought up to the major league"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
"raise the question of promotions"
"bring up an unpleasant topic"
Type of:
mention advert cite
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
"boot your computer"
Type of:
resuscitate revive
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 6
bring up
"raise a family"
"bring up children"
Kinds of:
fledge cradle foster
Causes:
grow up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
"Raise your hands"
"Lift a load"
Type of:
move displace
Causes:
rise lift arise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
"raise the specter of unemployment"
"he conjured wild birds in the air"
"stir a disturbance"
"call down the spirits from the mountain"
Type of:
make create
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
70
Times Searched
3
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