to bring about
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3.0
- phrasal verb
- /brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/
:
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- Social media can bring about positive change.
- bring about changes
- bring about reform
- help bring about
How does it bring about motion even?
- How does it bring about motion even?
- What you think about, you bring about or your thoughts become things.
- You know, we know what every action brings about in terms of its response.
- You know, what could bring about more hopefulness and and strivings?
- This could lead to chaos and bring about a new, very expensive election.
- It's not enough if natural forces somehow bring about the bad consequences.
- Now, if there's one thing that I can, I believe can bring about change, it's education.
- They're not compatible with other greater pleasures, or they can bring about pain along with that.
- Terence said that this was brought about by the mushrooms.
- We believe that parents should want and try to bring about the very best for their children.
- So you can debate whether courts ever are able to bring about social change.
- So what I think about a lot is how do you bring about lasting change?
- So shaming and and shouting are rarely effective ways to bring about change in others or in ourselves.
Examples
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Meanwhile, the King's Fund questioned whether the reforms will bring about the required changes in hospital services.
Academic text (2011) -
There are those kinds of heroes who do not personally change but bring about change in others.
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We believe that parents should want and try to bring about the very best for their children.
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Still, law has a vital role to play in bringing about this cultural change.
Academic text (2008) -
Embrace that truth because truth will bring about change.
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This could lead to chaos and bring about a new, very expensive election.
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So what can law schools do to bring about that kind of mindset shift?
Academic text (2017) -
Today, advances in computer and control technology have brought about a highly competitive global manufacturing community.
Academic text (2012) -
Justice seeks to identify underlying causes with a view to bringing about permanent change.
Academic text (2015) -
The new initiative aims to bring about significant improvements in education.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To cause something to happen or be in a certain state
∞
1.0
To cause something to happen or create a change
∞
1.0
To make something happen
∞
2.0
To make something, often in large amounts for sale
426
4.5
To start something such as a project or discussion
168
5.3
Cause a process, event, or feeling to start
143
3.0
Get something you want by working to reach it
81
3.5
Cause something, often a sickness or a bad feeling, to start
49
3.5
Make something happen
46
6.1
To cause something to happen
36
6.9
To cause something bad to start
26
6.9
To make a feeling or situation start
25
3.5
To make something begin to move or happen
21
3.2
To take action that causes events or results
19
7.9
To cause something to happen or exist
16
4.1
To produce or show something new for others to use
7
4.9
Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people
4
8.6
To make something happen, for example a plan or change
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The nautical sense 'to turn (a boat) in the opposite direction' relies on reading about as a directional/particle meaning 'around' so combined with bring (to move) yields 'bring around/turn'. A B1 learner who only knows the listed sense of about ('introducing the topic') will not predict this meaning, so understanding depends on knowing the particle use or prior exposure.
Etymology
Bring about comes from the simple picture of carrying an idea into place: to bring a plan about is to move it into action so a new thing exists. That's why it means 'to cause something to happen'.