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bring up to

bring up to verb: to raise (something) so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To raise (something) so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement.
  2. (transitive) To raise (a person) to enter the specified career.
    • Vernon, you see, was never brought up to the business—to any business, in fact—and when an uncle left it entirely to him on condition that he carried it on, it was like beginning life over again.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Forms of bring up to

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

Questions about bring up to

What does bring up to mean?
Bring up to means to raise (something) so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement.
What part of speech is bring up to?
Bring up to is a verb.
What is the past tense of bring up to?
The past tense of bring up to is brought up to.

Words near bring up to in the dictionary

  1. bring under
  2. bring up
  3. bring up against
  4. bring up short
  5. bring up the rear
  6. bring up to
  7. bring upon
  8. bring with
  9. bring'st
  10. bring-and-braai
  11. bring-and-braais

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