bring somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ bring )
1 . to mention a subject or start to talk about it SYN raise :
Why did you have to bring up the subject of money?
2 . to look after and influence a child until he or she is grown up SYN raise :
He was brought up by his grandparents.
bring somebody up to do something
In my day, children were brought up to respect the law.
be brought up (as) a Catholic/Muslim etc
I was brought up a Catholic.
⇨ ↑ upbringing
3 . to make something appear on a computer screen:
Can you bring up the list of candidates again?
4 . British English if you bring food up, it comes back up from your stomach and out of your mouth:
I had a sandwich for lunch and promptly brought it up again.
5 . to charge someone with a particular crime and make them go to a court to be judged
bring somebody/something ↔ up before
He was brought up before a magistrate, charged with dangerous driving.
6 . bring somebody up short/with a start to surprise someone and make them suddenly stop talking or doing something:
Her question brought me up short.