📖 Definitions of "Bring up"
verb
- 1
To mention.
"Don't bring up politics if you want to have a quiet conversation with that guy."
- 2
To raise (children).
"She did well enough bringing up two sons and a daughter on her own."
- 3
To uncover, to bring from obscurity; to resurface (e.g. a memory)
"A short Internet search brought up some amazing details of this story."
- 4
To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
"Wait a minute while I bring up my computer."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bring up"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| elevateverb | (transitive) To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| get upverb | To rise from one's bed, usually upon waking up in order to begin one's day. |
| liftverb | (ambitransitive) To raise or rise. |
| raiseverb | (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate. |
| put forwardverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To propose for consideration. |
| arouseverb | (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique. |
| call forthverb | (transitive) To summon, to call to speak. |
| invokeverb | (transitive) To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. |
| stirverb | (transitive) To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it. |
| mentionverb | A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. |
| referverb | (transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something) |
| call downverb | (transitive) To pray for; to request from God. |
| conjureverb | (transitive) To evoke. |
| advertverb | (British, informal) An advertisement, an ad. |
| rearnoun | (transitive) To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster. |
| conjure upverb | (transitive) To create or produce something, seemingly magically. |
| namenoun | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| citeverb | (transitive) To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| bootnoun | (footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. |
| rebootverb | (computing, ergative) To execute a computer's boot process, effectively resetting the computer and causing the operating system to reload, commonly after a system failure. |
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