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

How did your conversations with people in tech help you understand where the ambition and attempts to bring about useful advances gives way to that?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Lady Bird Johnson launched a series of beautification and urban renewal projects in Washington, a visual taste of the Great Society her husband hoped to bring about nationwide.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Paul Turner, who stood for Reform having previously been an independent councillor, and a Conservative councillor before that, said his top priority was to bring about a smooth transition to a unitary authority.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The WTO's forerunner was responsible for negotiating the global agreements that reduced tariffs on trade in goods that helped bring about post-WWII prosperity.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Total diffusion of rapid communication devices, which is supposed to bring about nationalism almost inevitably, had not done so.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Related Words

• accomplish
• achieve
• create
• engender
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