to bring up
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /brɪŋ ʌp/
:
parar en seco
- He pressed the button to bring up the car's hood.
Examples
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She waved her hand to bring up the curtain and reveal the stage.
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The revised schedule also brings up questions about the effectiveness of massed versus distributed practice.
Academic text (1996) -
That will bring up a big third down and long.
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Even when the article is subsequently edited, the citation will bring up the original page.
Blog text (5) -
It's the only way the enemy can bring up reinforcements.
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Lawrence, would you be a doll and help me bring up chairs from the basement?
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The rusty squeak of the pitcher pump brought up water, at first discolored brown, but finally splashed clear.
Fiction book (1998) -
The teacher used the projector to bring up the presentation slides.
Synonyms
3
3.9
To suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are surprised
1
7.4
Stop someone suddenly, often during speech or action
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5.8
To stop suddenly before you expect it
Antonyms
How Suddenly
Surface Forms
Morphology
There is a clear compositional link: 'bring' (move/cause to come) + 'up' (to a higher position) creates a spatial metaphor of raising someone, which can cue the idea of promotion. However, the occupational/promotion sense is a metaphorical extension rather than a literal motion, so a B1 learner might infer it in context but would not always predict this specific usage without exposure.
Etymology
Bring up comes from the way riders stopped a horse by pulling its head up with the reins; to bring a horse up made it stop quickly, so the phrase means to make someone or something stop suddenly.