Phrasal Verb: Bring Up

to raise a subject or child

Examples

• She brought up a good point.

Key rules

• Bring up means raise a subject in conversation, or raise a child
• It is separable: bring up the topic or bring the topic up
• With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: bring it up
• "Upbringing" is the noun for how someone was raised

Common mistakes

• Bring up it → Bring it up