BRING UP


Meaning of BRING UP in English

v.

1) ( B ) I didn't want to ~ the subject to her at that time

2) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ against ('to confront with') (the drought brought us up against serious difficulties)

3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to raise') to ~ for (to ~ a question for discussion)

4) ( D ; tr. ) to ~ on ('to inculcate with') (they brought the children up on stories about the Old West)

5) ( D ; tr. ) ('to lift') to ~ to (we brought their proficiency up to the required level)

6) ( H ) ('to educate, raise') our parents brought us up to respect others

7) ( misc. ) her scream brought us up short ('her scream startled us')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.