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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

bring up to en · VERB

Meanings

  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

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brought up to Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brought up to Tense=Past lexicographic
bringing up to Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
brings up to Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic