Bring about definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

To bring something about means to cause it to happen. One way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. [VERB PARTICLE noun]. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionaryThesaurusSentencesGrammar Definitionof 'bringabout'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× bringabout phrasalverb Tobringsomethingaboutmeanstocauseittohappen. Onewaytheycanbringaboutpoliticalchangeisbyputtingpressureonthecountry.[VERBPARTICLEnoun] [AlsoVERBnounPARTICLE] SeefulldictionaryentryforbringCollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'bringabout' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'athenaeum' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency bringaboutinBritishEnglish verb(tr,adverb)1. tocausetohappen tobringaboutachangeinthelaw 2. toturn(aship)around CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency bringaboutinAmericanEnglish tomakehappen;effect SeefulldictionaryentryforbringWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency bringaboutinAmericanEnglish toaccomplish;cause Landreformbroughtaboutagreatchangeinthelivesofthecommonpeople SeefulldictionaryentryforbringMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Examplesof'bringabout'inasentence bringabout TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. 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