bring up

bring up
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.