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bring up against

bring up against verb: to cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.

Verb

bring up against (third-person singular simple present brings up against, present participle bringing up against, simple past and past participle brought up against)

  1. (transitive) To cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.

Forms of bring up against

third-person singular presentbrings up against
present participlebringing up against
past participlebrought up against
pastbrought up against

Questions about bring up against

What does bring up against mean?
Bring up against means to cause someone to have to solve a problem or deal with an issue.
What part of speech is bring up against?
Bring up against is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring up against?
The past tense of bring up against is brought up against.

Words near bring up against in the dictionary

  1. bring to the hammer
  2. bring to the table
  3. bring together
  4. bring under
  5. bring up
  6. bring up against
  7. bring up short
  8. bring up the rear
  9. bring up to
  10. bring upon
  11. bring with

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