bring about

British  

verb

1. to cause to happen

   to bring about a change in the law

2. to turn (a ship) around

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bring about Idioms  

1. Also, bring to pass. Make something happen, accomplish or result in something. For example, The revised tax code brought about considerable changes in accounting. The first term dates from the 1400s, and the variant, today considered rather formal, from the first half of the 1500s. Also see bring on, def. 1.

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Example Sentences

Even among those opposed to the government, there are deep divisions over whether the war will help or hinder attempts to bring about change.

From BBC

While it’s true that the Guggenheim Foundation was a major funder, it’s worthwhile to recall that aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh brought about that connection.

From The Wall Street Journal

This field is important because it can bring about topological quantum computing, a hypothetical way of storing and manipulating quantum information while protecting it against errors.

From Science Daily

Pakistan has good reason to do everything it can to bring about an end to the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said he’s not building Skynet — the artificial intelligence that brings about the end of days in the “Terminator” films — but something similar to Jarvis, Iron Man’s affable computer assistant.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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