Phrasal Verbs

bring up (1)

This page is about the phrasal verb bring up (1)

Meaning

If you bring somebody up, you raise them from childhood to young adulthood.

Synonym

raise

For example

  • bring up sb The most important thing most of us do in life is to bring up our children and teach them to be decent, considerate adults.

  • bring sb up Maria is an amazing woman. She brought up three children on her own after her husband abandoned them.

  • be brought up by Emmanuel was brought up by his grandparents after his parents were killed in a car crash.

Quick Quiz

Kareem and Nada have just been married, and they're already reading books on how to bring up

a. their future children

b. their income

c. their new house
a) their future children b) their income c) their new house

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