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bring about

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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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South Korea welcomed the ceasefire and hoped it would bring about the safe passage of all vessels, including its own, through the Hormuz strait.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The FDA should forgo the usual human clinical trials in order to bring about this shift, a spokesperson for the alliance said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

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 • Mar. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

What little weaknesses can bring about a man’s downfall!

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

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