Bring up
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Definition
To mention or introduce a topic
Example sentence
She brought up an important issue during the meeting.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
bring up a topic
bring up an issue
bring up the subject
bring something up in conversation
don’t bring it up
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
He brought up the idea. ✅ (Correct)
He brought the idea up. ✅ (Correct)