Bring Up Explained | English Vocabulary

There is a phrasal verb that can change the way you communicate — at work, when you travel, and in your daily conversations. It has multiple different meanings, and native English speakers use it every single day without even thinking about it. Here is your hint: There is a simple way to describe the moment when someone starts talking about a new subject in a meeting. Stay with me, because I am about to reveal everything.

Professional example: She brought up the budget problem during the meeting yesterday.

Everyday example: He brought up an old story from our childhood at dinner.

There it is — bring up. Two completely different situations, one phrasal verb. But what does it really mean, and why does it show up in so many different places? Hang on — I will explain everything in just a moment.

3 Meanings of Bring Up

Here is the answer I promised you at the beginning. Bring Up has several powerful meanings, and today I will teach you all of them.

The first meaning: To bring up means to mention a topic or start talking about a subject in a conversation..

The second meaning: To bring up means to raise and care for a child until they become an adult..

And the third meaning: To bring up means to vomit or make food come back up from the stomach..

How Professionals and Everyday Speakers Use It

Now let us put these to work.

Managers bring up important topics when they want the team to discuss a problem or a new idea.

People bring up funny memories when they sit together with old friends.

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4 Real Examples

Let us see bring up in action, with four real examples — two for work, two for everyday life. Example one — The client brought up a concern about the delivery date during the call. Example two — Nobody brought up the mistake in the report until the director asked about it. Example three — My grandmother brought up the story of how she met my grandfather. Example four — I did not want to argue, so I never brought up the money he owed me.

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Microfone FiFine

Bringing up new topics is a big part of speaking English with confidence, and the best way to practice is to say your ideas out loud. With the Microfone FiFine, you can record yourself bringing up different subjects in English and listen back to check your pronunciation. This simple habit helps Brazilian students use verbs like bring up naturally in real conversations.

Your Turn

Now it is your turn. Go to the comments and post your own sentence using bring up. Writing your own examples is one of the most powerful ways to remember new vocabulary — but more importantly, it helps you put your new phrasal verb into practice immediately. So do not skip this part. Write your sentence now.

If you enjoyed this lesson, leave a comment to let me know! Keep learning, and see you in the next post. And in the next episode, I will show you another essential phrasal verb — 'Brush off'. You will not want to miss it. See you there!

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