bring about

verb

brought about; bringing about; brings about

transitive verb

: to cause to take place : effect

Synonyms

• beget
• breed
• bring
• bring on
• catalyze
• cause
• create
• do
• draw on
• effect
• effectuate
• engender
• generate
• induce
• invoke
• make
• occasion
• produce
• prompt
• result (in)
• spawn
• translate (into)
• work
• yield

Examples of bring about in a Sentence

I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse.

Recent Examples on the Web

Such limited operational gains would not give China the ability to bring about a dramatic regional expansion. —Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025

This was thanks to the onset of photosynthesis, brought about by the evolution of microbes called cyanobacteria. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025

The tit-for-tat comes amid negotiations between the U.S. and Russia to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine, which has been ongoing for three years and has left at least 1one million dead or wounded, according to The Wall Street Journal. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025

Washington and Moscow are set to kick-start discussions to bring about an end to the near three-year Russia-Ukraine war this week in Saudi Arabia, when U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat Marco Rubio sits down Tuesday with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov. —Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bring about

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout

Kids Definition

bring about

verb

: to cause to happen : accomplish