Phrase · B2 · Neutral · common in conversation and meetings
bring something up
Introduce a subject so that people begin talking about it.
pokrenuti temu; pomenuti; izneti pitanje u razgovoru
Memory scene
A hidden topic rises through a trapdoor onto the meeting table, where everyone can finally discuss it.
How it sounds
bring sum-thing UP
Stress up; bring is irregular: bring–brought–brought.
Build the sentence
bring + topic/issue + up · bring up + full noun phrase · bring it up with someone
Use it
I didn’t bring up the delay because the client had already left.
A full noun object may follow up in the nonseparated order.
If the noise continues, I’ll bring it up with the building manager.
A pronoun goes in the middle; with names the person approached.
Watch out
For this sense, a pronoun must separate the verb and particle: bring it up, not bring up it. Bring someone up usually means raise a child, and bring food up can mean vomit in UK English.
Nearby language
The closest single verb, but it can be brief without starting a discussion.
More formal in meetings: raise an issue or question.
Means discuss something in detail after it is already on the table.
Make it yours
Na sastanku želite da pokrenete pitanje prekratkog roka, koje niko još nije pomenuo.