# bring up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.
2. To mention.
3. To raise or rear (children).
4. To uncover, to bring from obscurity; to resurface (e.g. a memory)
5. To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
6. To check (a newly-assembled printed circuit board) for errors.
7. To vomit.
8. To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.
9. To reach a particular score, especially a milestone.
10. To legally charge and put on trial; to position (someone) for judgement or examination by authority.
11. To level type or make it ready for printing by overlaying it.
12. To prepare a vein for an injection.

## Etymology
From Middle English bryngen up, dissimilated from Middle English upbryngen (“to bring up, raise”). Doublet of upbring.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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