phrasal verb · informal
bring up
/brɪŋ ʌp/BRING·UP
speakingtask2
to mention a subject or to raise a child
Examples
“I didn't want to bring up politics at dinner.”
“She was brought up in a small coastal town.”
“During the interview, he brought up his volunteer work.”
Band 8 sentence
“If a sensitive topic needs addressing during the meeting, try to bring it up at the start so there's time for discussion.”
Collocations
- bring up a point
- bring up a child
- bring up the issue
Word family
bring up / brings up / brought up / bringing up verbbringing-up noun
Common mistakes
She brought the topic at the meeting.→She brought up the topic at the meeting.
He brought up in Hanoi.→He was brought up in Hanoi.
Say it for a higher band
5mention→6raise→7+bring up
Synonyms
mention
raise
Easily confused
raise
“She raised an interesting question during the seminar.”
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