bring about

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bring about

verb brings about · bringing about · brought about

  1. transitive To cause to take place. The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era.

    Similar: effect, lead to, induce, incite, provoke, result in, encompass, abet, actuate, goose, fuel, light a fire under

  2. transitive To accomplish, to achieve. I hope to bring about a successful conclusion.

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

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verb to cause to take place

Españoltraer consigo, provocar, ocasionar
Portuguêscausar, provocar, ocasionar
Françaisprovoquer, causer, occasionner
Deutschbewirken, bedingen
Românăprovoca, cauza
Русскийвызыва́ть vyzyvátʹ, влечь vlečʹ, повле́чь povléčʹ

verb to accomplish

Españollograr
Françaisaccomplir, effectuer, réaliser
Deutschzustande bringen, bewerkstelligen
Русскийосуществля́ть osuščestvljátʹ, осуществи́ть osuščestvítʹ

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@misc{bring_about_2026,
  title = {bring about},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bring%20about},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}