bring about

present singular third person brings about · participle present bringing about · participle past brought about · past brought about

1. transitiveTo cause to take place.

   The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era.

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   The catalyst was the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act in 1974. While it applied to all workplaces, it gradually brought about a sea change in the attitude towards death and injury. Accidents were no longer accepted as 'inevitable'.

   2022 January 26, John Crosse, “When the tide turned to a safer railway...”, in RAIL, number 949, page 53

   In the late 19th century, graphic design emerged as a distinct profession in the West, in part because of the job specialization process that occurred there, and in part because of the new technologies and commercial possibilities brought about by the Industrial Revolution.

   2025 August 23, Philip B. Meggs, “graphic design”, in Britannica

   Synonyms: effect, lead to, induce, incite, provoke, result in, encompass, abet

2. transitiveTo accomplish, to achieve.

   I hope to bring about a successful conclusion.

   Synonyms: carry out, complete, consummate, effectuate, fulfill, pull off, realize