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bring up to

B1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To make something as good as it needs to be, or to tell someone about the latest information.

Literal meaning: To physically raise something until it reaches a particular point — extended to mean raising a quality or level of knowledge.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

To improve something so that it meets a required standard or level.

"The manager worked overtime to bring the department's performance up to the required standard."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 idiomatic neutral

To give someone the latest information so they are fully informed (especially in the fixed phrase 'bring up to speed' or 'bring up to date').

"Can you bring me up to date on everything that happened while I was away?"

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Very commonly used with 'standard', 'speed', 'date', or 'scratch'. The phrase 'bring up to speed' and 'bring up to date' are extremely frequent fixed expressions. Can refer to physical quantities (bring the temperature up to 200°) or performance levels.

Commonly used with

standard speed date scratch code level

Forms

Base
bring up to
I/you/we/they
3rd person
brings up to
he/she/it
Past simple
brought up to
yesterday
Past participle
brought up to
have + pp
-ing form
bringing up to
continuous

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