O Phrasal Verb: Bring Up
introduzir tópicos, falar de criação de filhose evitar silêncios embaraçosos (ou uma gramática estranha).
Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
Use 'bring up' to mention a topic in conversation or to describe how someone was raised as a child.
- Use it for topics: 'Don't bring up the bill yet.'
- Use it for parenting: 'She brought up three kids alone.'
- It is separable: 'Bring it up' is correct, 'Bring up it' is wrong.
Overview
bring up quando está apenas falando sobre sua série favorita da Netflix...bring up tem duas funções principais na sua vida.bring up o show. Segundo, significa criar um filho. Trata-se do longo processo de alimentar, ensinar e cuidar de alguém até que seja adulto.bring up uma conversa sobre suas notas durante o jantar se seus pais estiverem de mau humor. Isso é um erro tático.bring up é o pacote inicial perfeito para sua coleção de phrasal verbs. É comum, útil e faz você parecer muito mais um nativo do que dizer Mencionarei agora o seguinte assunto.
How This Grammar Works
bring up the topic ou bring the topic up.it, me, him ou them, ele deve ir no meio.bring it up. Você nunca pode dizer bring up it. Soa como um erro na Matrix se você fizer isso.bring muda. Ela se torna brought. Então, você brought up um ponto excelente na reunião do Zoom ontem.up continua exatamente a mesma. Nunca se torna upped! Esse seria um erro muito engraçado, mas por favor, não o cometa.bring trata de mover coisas.up é uma direção. Juntos, eles tratam de iniciar conversas ou criar humanos. É como um smoothie linguístico.
Formation Pattern
bring up de algumas maneiras diferentes. Aqui está o projeto para suas frases:
I need to bring up the bill.
I need to bring the bill up.
I will bring it up later.
I was brought up in London.
bring com base no tempo verbal. Para he/she/it no presente, use brings. Para o passado, brought. Para o futuro, will bring. Na verdade, é muito simples depois que você pega o jeito do movimento. Se estiver falando sobre criar filhos, geralmente usa a forma passiva: I was brought up by my grandparents. Isso significa apenas que eles foram os que fizeram o trabalho duro de criar você. Se você disser I brought up myself, soa como se você fosse um super-herói que fez tudo sozinho desde a idade zero. O que, sejamos honestos, seria uma ótima história de origem para um filme.
When To Use It
bring up o emprego no chat.bring up sua experiência anterior. Isso mostra que você é confiante e sabe como conduzir uma conversa. Você também o usa para coisas digitais.bring it up na tela. Você pode bring up aquele e-mail de mais cedo? é uma frase clássica de escritório. Depois, há o lado familiar.Onde você foi brought up? é uma pergunta comum para quebrar o gelo quando você conhece pessoas novas. É muito mais natural do que perguntar Onde seus pais te criaram?, que soa como um interrogatório policial.
Ei, me escuta e Eu gostaria de discutir...
Common Mistakes
bring up it. É sempre bring it up. Seu cérebro pode querer manter o phrasal verb unido, mas você deve resistir! Outro erro é confundir bring up com grow up. Você grow up (você mesmo), mas seus pais te bring up. Se você disser Minha mãe me cresceu, as pessoas vão te entender, mas soa um pouco como se ela tivesse te tratado como uma planta em um vaso. Além disso, cuidado com as preposições. Você não diz
bring up to um assunto. Você apenas bring up o assunto. Não adicione palavras extras que não pertencem ali. Por fim, não o use para carregar coisas literalmente para cima. Se você está levando uma pizza para o seu apartamento no terceiro andar, você está apenas bringing a pizza up. Você não está usando o phrasal verb bring up. A menos que a pizza seja um assunto de conversa muito importante, o que, para ser honesto, a pizza costuma ser. Mantenha as coisas simples e concentre-se nos dois significados principais: mencionar coisas e criar pessoas.Contrast With Similar Patterns
bring up e talk about? Bem, talk about é a conversa inteira. bring up é apenas o começo.bring up o assunto e depois talk about ele por vinte minutos. É a faísca que começa o fogo. E quanto a mention?mention é muito formal. Você usa mention em um documento legal ou em um e-mail muito rígido. Você usa bring up com seus amigos ou colegas.raise. No contexto de crianças, bring up e raise são quase idênticos. raise é um pouco mais comum no inglês americano, enquanto bring up é muito popular no inglês britânico.raise um assunto da mesma maneira casual que você o bring up. Você pode raise a question (levantar uma questão) em uma reunião formal, mas você bring up uma história engraçada em uma festa.Quick FAQ
bring up é formal ou informal?
Está bem no meio! Você pode usar com seu chefe ou seu melhor amigo.
Posso usar para levar comida para alguém?
Não, isso é apenas o verbo bring mais a direção up. O phrasal verb é para assuntos e crianças.
Qual é o passado de bring up?
É brought up. Não esqueça aquele gh complicado! É silencioso, como um ninja.
Posso bring up uma pessoa que não é uma criança?
Na verdade não. Refere-se especificamente ao processo de criar alguém da infância até a idade adulta.
Por que as pessoas dizem 'não mencione isso' (don't bring it up)?
Geralmente porque o assunto é triste, embaraçoso ou começaria uma briga. Como aquela vez que você acidentalmente curtiu a foto do seu ex de 2014.
Existe uma versão substantiva?
Sim! Uma upbringing é a maneira como você foi criado.
Ele teve uma upbringing muito rigorosa.
Conjugation of 'Bring Up'
| Tense | Subject | Form | Example |
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Present Simple
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I/You/We/They
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bring up
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I bring up the news.
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Present Simple
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He/She/It
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brings up
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She brings up the news.
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Past Simple
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All subjects
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brought up
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They brought up the news.
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Present Continuous
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I
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am bringing up
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I am bringing it up now.
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Past Continuous
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He/She/It
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was bringing up
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He was bringing it up.
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Present Perfect
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All subjects
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have/has brought up
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We have brought it up.
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Passive (Past)
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All subjects
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was/were brought up
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I was brought up here.
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Contractions with 'Bring Up'
| Full Form | Contraction | Example |
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I will bring it up
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I'll bring it up
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I'll bring it up later.
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He has brought it up
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He's brought it up
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He's brought it up already.
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They are bringing it up
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They're bringing it up
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They're bringing it up now.
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Meanings
A multi-functional phrasal verb used primarily to introduce a subject for discussion or to describe the process of raising and educating a child.
Mention a topic
To introduce a subject or issue into a conversation or discussion.
“Why did you have to bring up my ex-boyfriend?”
“I'll bring it up at the next board meeting.”
Raise a child
To care for a child and help them grow into an adult, including their education and manners.
“He was brought up by his grandparents in a small village.”
“They are bringing their children up to be bilingual.”
Vomit
To cough up or vomit food or liquid.
“The baby brought up some of his milk after the feeding.”
“He felt sick and brought up his entire dinner.”
Digital Display
To cause something to appear on a computer screen.
“Can you bring up the spreadsheet from last month?”
“Clicking this icon will bring up the settings menu.”
Reference Table
| Significado | Estrutura | Exemplo em Inglês | Formal/Informal |
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Introduzir um tópico
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bring + [substantivo/pronome] + up
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She brought up a good point.
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Neutro
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Criar uma criança
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bring + [criança] + up
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They were brought up in the city.
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Neutro
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Vomitar (informal)
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bring + [comida] + up
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He brought up his dinner.
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Informal
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Mover para cima (físico)
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bring + [objeto] + up
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Can you bring up my suitcase?
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Neutro
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Mencionar (brevemente)
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bring + [tópico] + up
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I'll bring it up later.
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Neutro
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Discutir (mais a fundo)
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bring + [assunto] + up
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We need to bring up the budget.
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Neutro
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Espectro de formalidade
I would like to raise the issue of the budget discrepancy. (Work meeting)
I need to bring up the budget problem. (Work meeting)
I gotta bring up the money thing. (Work meeting)
I'm gonna drop the bomb about the cash. (Work meeting)
As Muitas Vidas de 'Bring Up'
Significado 1: Introduzir Tópico
- Discussão Mencionar um assunto
- Ideia Apresentar um novo pensamento
- Preocupação Levantar uma questão
Significado 2: Criar Crianças
- Parentalidade Nutrir crianças
- Criação Como alguém foi criado
- Animais de estimação Cuidar de animais jovens
Significado 3: Vomitar
- Vomitar Expelir conteúdo do estômago
- Doente Sentir-se mal
'Bring Up' vs. 'Raise'
Usando 'Bring Up': Separável ou Não?
O objeto é um pronome (it, them, him, her)?
O objeto é um substantivo (topic, issue, children)?
Contextos para 'Bring Up'
Bate-papo Casual
- • Bring up plans for the weekend
- • Don't bring up my embarrassing story
Trabalho/Estudo
- • Bring up a question in class
- • Bring up budget concerns
Vida Familiar
- • Bring up children
- • Bring up old memories
Mundo Digital
- • Bring up a new meme on TikTok
- • Bring up an interesting article in a group chat
Exemplos por nível
I will bring up the map.
I will show the map.
She brought up two children.
She raised two children.
Don't bring up the problem.
Don't talk about the problem.
I was brought up in Spain.
I grew up in Spain with my parents.
Can you bring it up in the meeting?
Can you mention it in the meeting?
He was brought up by his aunt.
His aunt raised him.
I need to bring up the website.
I need to open the website.
Why did you bring that up now?
Why did you mention that now?
I didn't want to bring up the money issue while we were eating.
I didn't want to mention money during dinner.
She was brought up to respect her elders.
She was taught to be polite to older people.
If you bring it up again, he will get angry.
If you mention it again, he'll be mad.
The lawyer brought up new evidence in court.
The lawyer introduced new facts.
It's a sensitive subject, so please don't bring it up unless necessary.
Don't mention it unless you have to.
Being brought up in a multicultural environment gave her a unique perspective.
Her childhood in different cultures helped her see things differently.
He brought up the menu on the screen to show the available options.
He displayed the menu.
The child brought up his lunch after the bumpy car ride.
The child vomited.
I'm sorry to bring this up, but there's a discrepancy in the accounts.
I hate to mention this, but the money doesn't match.
The way he was brought up heavily influenced his political leanings.
His childhood shaped his politics.
She has a tendency to bring up past grievances whenever we argue.
She mentions old problems during fights.
The system will bring up a warning if the temperature exceeds the limit.
A warning will appear.
To bring up the rear of the procession was the local high school band.
The band was at the very end.
The debate brought up several salient points regarding urban development.
The debate highlighted important issues.
He was brought up on a diet of classical literature and philosophy.
He was raised reading great books.
The prosecution intends to bring up his prior convictions during the trial.
They will mention his past crimes.
Fácil de confundir
Learners often use 'bring up' for their own growth.
They are synonyms, but 'bring up' is a phrasal verb.
Both use 'up' and start with a verb of movement.
Erros comuns
I bring up it.
I bring it up.
I bringed up the topic.
I brought up the topic.
I brought up in Italy.
I was brought up in Italy.
My mom grew up me.
My mom brought me up.
He brings up always the money.
He always brings up the money.
Don't bring up it now.
Don't bring it up now.
I brought up by my grandma.
I was brought up by my grandma.
I want to bring up about the party.
I want to bring up the party.
She was brought up very well.
She was well brought up.
I brought up the computer.
I brought up the file on the computer.
The issue was brought up by him.
He brought the issue up.
He brought up his dinner.
He threw up his dinner.
Padrões de frases
I was brought up in ___ by ___.
I didn't want to bring up ___ because ___.
Can you bring up ___ on the screen?
She was brought up to believe that ___.
Real World Usage
I'd like to bring up my previous experience with Python.
Hey, sorry to bring it up, but do you still have my jacket?
I need to bring up these headaches I've been having.
We were all brought up in this tiny house.
Can you bring up the task manager on your computer?
The witness brought up a new piece of information.
Onde colocar o pronome
bring it up, nunca bring up it!Não confunda com 'Raise'
bring up a topic or bring up children. They aren't interchangeable for all meanings!"Uso para 'vomitar' é informal
bring up can mean to vomit, this use is informal. In more formal or medical contexts, you might hear 'regurgitate' or 'throw up'."Fluidez na conversa
bring up makes your English sound more natural and less like you're translating directly. It's a common, idiomatic expression in everyday conversation across many English-speaking cultures."Substantivos também podem separar
Bring up the topice
bring the topic upestão ambos corretos; escolha o que soar melhor!
While pronouns *must* separate bring and up, nouns *can* also.Bring up the topicandbring the topic upare both correct, choose what sounds best!
Smart Tips
Stop! Use 'bring up' instead and remove the 'about'.
Use the passive 'was brought up' to sound more natural than 'my parents raised me'.
Always put it in the middle of 'bring' and 'up'.
Add 'I'm sorry to...' before 'bring up' to soften a difficult topic.
Pronúncia
Stress on the particle
In phrasal verbs like 'bring up', the stress usually falls on the particle 'up'.
Linking
When 'bring' is followed by 'up', the 'ng' sound links smoothly to the 'u'.
Rising on 'up'
Did you bring it UP? ↗
Standard yes/no question intonation.
Memorize
Mnemônico
Think of 'bringing' something 'up' from the basement. You bring a topic 'up' to the living room (conversation) or a child 'up' to adulthood.
Associação visual
Imagine a person holding a small seedling and lifting it up until it becomes a tall tree (raising a child), or a person lifting a heavy box labeled 'TOPIC' up onto a table (mentioning a subject).
Rhyme
To mention a thing or raise a pup, the phrasal verb is 'bring it up'.
Story
Little Timmy was brought up in a house full of books. One day at dinner, he decided to bring up a difficult question about space. His parents were surprised he brought it up so suddenly!
Word Web
Desafio
Write three sentences about your childhood using 'was brought up' and one sentence about a topic you want to 'bring up' with your boss or teacher.
Notas culturais
In the UK, 'well brought up' is a common phrase to describe someone with good manners and a middle-to-upper class background.
Americans often use 'raised' more frequently than 'brought up' in casual speech, though both are understood.
In corporate environments, 'bringing something up' is seen as a sign of transparency and proactive communication.
The phrase dates back to Middle English, combining the verb 'bringen' (to carry) with the adverb 'up'.
Iniciadores de conversa
Where were you brought up?
Is there a topic you are afraid to bring up with your parents?
How were you brought up to handle money?
If you could bring up any new law in your country, what would it be?
Temas para diário
Erros comuns
Test Yourself
My parents ____ me up to be independent.
Escolha a frase correta:
Traduza para o inglês: 'Ella sacó a colación un buen punto.'
Answer starts with: ["S...
Score: /3
Exercicios praticos
8 exercisesShe was _______ in a very religious family.
I have a problem and I need to _______.
Find and fix the mistake:
I brought up in a small town near the sea.
up / why / you / did / that / bring / ?
1. Mention a topic, 2. Raise a child, 3. Vomit
No menciones eso ahora. (Don't mention that now.)
A: Did you tell the boss about the error? B: No, I didn't want to _______ during the meeting.
Find the wrong sentence.
Score: /8
Practice Bank
12 exercisesHe was ____ up by his grandparents.
Please, don't bring up them right now.
Choose the correct sentence:
Translate into English: 'Ella no quería sacar el tema.'
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Match the sentence beginnings with their appropriate endings.
The CEO will ____ up the quarterly results at the board meeting.
He needs to bring his grades up.
Choose the correct sentence:
Translate into English: 'Ella vomitó el almuerzo.'
Arrange these words into a question:
Match the meaning to the correct example:
Score: /12
Perguntas frequentes (8)
It is neutral. You can use it in a business meeting or with friends. However, in very formal writing, you might use `mention` or `raise`.
No, that sounds strange. You would say `I grew up on my own` or `I raised myself`.
`Rear` is more formal and often used for animals or in academic texts about parenting. `Bring up` is the standard everyday term.
No. For plants, we use `grow`. You `grow` tomatoes, you don't `bring them up`.
No. The past participle of `bring` is `brought`. `Broughten` is a common non-standard error.
Yes! You can say `Bring up the browser` or `Bring up the settings`.
The 'up' signifies bringing something to the surface (like a topic) or helping someone grow taller (like a child).
Yes, it is a transitive verb. You must bring *something* or *someone* up.
Scaffolded Practice
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Mastery Progress
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In Other Languages
Criar / Sacar un tema
English uses one phrasal verb for both raising and mentioning.
Élever / Évoquer
French verbs are not phrasal and don't split.
Erziehen / Ansprechen
German also uses separable structures but different roots.
育てる (Sodateru) / 持ち出す (Mochidasu)
Japanese uses specific verbs for each context without a common particle.
ربى (Rabba) / طرح (Taraha)
Arabic uses root-based verbs with no particles like 'up'.
养育 (Yǎngyù) / 提到 (Tídào)
The 'lifting' metaphor only applies to the 'mentioning' sense in Chinese.
Learning Path
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