bring up to verb2 •To raise (something) so that it reaches a particular standard or minimum requirement. •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 formsbrought up to · bringing up to · brings up to