bring about

bring about
{v.} To cause; produce; lead to. * /The war had brought about great changes in living./ * /Drink brought about his downfall./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • bring about — index accomplish, attain, bear (yield), cause, commit (perpetrate), compose, conduce …   Law dictionary

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  • bring about — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring about : present tense I/you/we/they bring about he/she/it brings about present participle bringing about past tense brought about past participle brought about to make something happen, especially to… …   English dictionary

  • bring about — verb a) To cause to take place. The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era. b) To accomplish, achieve. I hope to bring about a successful conclusion. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • bring about — phr verb Bring about is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑stress Bring about is used with these nouns as the object: ↑change, ↑collapse, ↑conclusion, ↑cure, ↑demise, ↑destruction, ↑downfall, ↑effect, ↑fall, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • bring about — PHRASAL VERB To bring something about means to cause it to happen. [V P n (not pron)] The only way they can bring about political change is by putting pressure on the country. [Also V n P] Syn: cause …   English dictionary

  • bring about by force — index constrain (compel) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bring about by legislation — index constitute (establish) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • bring about change — index militate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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