bring about

verb

brought about; bringing about; brings about

transitive verb

: to cause to take place : effect

Examples of bring about in a Sentence

I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse.
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No matter, three months later, with no accomplishments, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, not for bringing about peace to the Middle East, but for talking about it. Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025 On the Israeli side, there has been really a kind of false narrative put forward that the hostage protests played a big role in bringing about this deal. Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025 But the potential catastrophe of famine, brought about by an untested planet-wide experiment to only slightly increase our electrical production capacity, seems like a cost-heavy, benefit-light endeavor. Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025 Led by the National Association of Audubon Societies’ vocal opposition, the grassroots environmental movement that followed brought about laws prohibiting the hunting and sale of bird feathers. Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring about

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bring about was in the 14th century

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“Bring about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bring%20about. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

bring about

verb
: to cause to happen : accomplish

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