bring about

verb

1. to cause to happen

   to bring about a change in the law

2. to turn (a ship) around

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Related Words

• accomplish
• achieve
• create
• engender
• generate
• produce
• realize