B1

bring up English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word bring up once they have reached the level B1 – Lower Intermediate. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning bring up meaning

What does bring up mean?

bring up

— verb (= raise, conjure, call down) 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

— verb (= raise) bring up raise a family bring up children

— verb promote from a lower position or rank This player was brought up to the major league

— verb cause to come to a sudden stop The noise brought her up in shock

— verb (= raise, lift) raise from a lower to a higher position Raise your hands Lift a load

— verb (= raise) put forward for consideration or discussion raise the question of promotions bring up an unpleasant topic

— verb (= mention, name) make reference to His name was mentioned in connection with the invention

— verb (= boot) cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes boot your computer

Synonyms bring up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as bring up?

bring up English » English

raise

rear

educate

foster

breed

nurture

train

support

come up

throw up

take care of

provide for

nourish

mention

care for

refer

look after

grow

feed

cite

put forward

lift

fetch up

cast up

call down

bring to

adopt

start

sling up

sick up

reboot

raise children

name

heave to

have up

go up

get up

fling up

evoke

elevate

discipline

come to

chuck up

advert

vomit

take up

take care

stir

spit up

spew up

Topics bring up topics

What do people use bring up to talk about?

Person Healthy Disease

Stomach illness

• What words refer to vomiting?
  be sick throw up vomit puke barf bring up regurgitate spew

Person Life Stage of life Child

Rear a child

• What general words refer to rearing a child?
  bring up raise rear have custody parent (v) a child mother (v) a child child-rearing

Language and thought Think

Remember

• What words refer to causing someone to think of or remember something?
  remind bring up prompt jog someone's memory jog your mind

Language and thought Communication Say

Talk about a subject

• What words refer to starting to talk about something?
  bring up raise broach introduce launch into

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Introduce

• What words refer to talking about something for the first time?
  introduce lead into bring up raise broach a subject