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

The forecast anticipates two periods of light rain on Saturday and Sunday, bringing about a tenth of an inch of rain in San Jose and about one-third or one-fourth of an inch in Oakland, said Hoang. —Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024

Fact checked by Sarah Scott Life as a single parent can often bring about questions of self-doubt triggered by societal norms. —Mia Taylor, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024

Mickelson says the goal is to bring about significant changes in therapy and drive toward remission. —Johnson & Johnson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024

Our research shows that Israel has carried out acts prohibited under the Genocide Convention against Palestinians in Gaza, including killings, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bring about

verb

: to cause to happen : accomplish