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put forward for consideration or discussion
raise the question of promotions
bring up an unpleasant topic -
raise from a lower to a higher position
Lift a load
Raise your hands -
look after a child until it is an adult
raise a family
bring up children -
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
boot your computer -
make reference to
His name was mentioned in connection with the invention -
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
he conjured wild birds in the air
raise the specter of unemployment
call down the spirits from the mountain -
promote from a lower position or rank
This player was brought up to the major league -
cause to come to a sudden stop
The noise brought her up in shock
How To Use bring up In A Sentence
- I had the terrible feeling of being left behind to bring up the baby while he had fun.
- In one of her interviews in Egypt they bring up that "she's not a pap person like people think".
- Japan funds bring up the rear with a loss of 2%. Times, Sunday Times
- The result of your search will bring up a list of job summaries and links to full job descriptions.
- Teresa and I bring up the rear of the eight-person group -- I from gimpiness, she from sympathy. Canyoneering Heaven
- Also, he knew he needed bodily nourishment to bring up his declining health.
- David was the first to reach the summit, followed by Pat, leaving Fergus to bring up the rear.
- I wondered why she decided to bring up her son by herself, as in l967 it was considered something of a scandal having a child out of wedlock and coming from a middle-class Army family?
- He says that Caroline is not fit to bring up children and that his daughters are not staying in that immoral environment.
- His lawyer told him he could not understand why the Justice Department would bring up a charge on the technicality of one misdated check.
