BRING ABOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bring about mean? 

• BRING ABOUT (verb)
  The verb BRING ABOUT has 2 senses:

1. cause to move into the opposite direction

2. cause to happen, occur or exist

  Familiarity information: BRING ABOUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRING ABOUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to move into the opposite direction

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching

Hypernyms (to "bring about" is one way to...):

turn (cause to move along an axis or into a new direction)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Cause to happen, occur or exist

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

bring about; give rise; produce

Context example:

the new President must bring about a change in the health care system

Hypernyms (to "bring about" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bring about"):

induce; induct (produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes)

lead; leave; result (produce as a result or residue)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

 Context examples 

Your time has been properly and delicately spent, if you have been endeavouring for the last four years to bring about this marriage.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Any of the processes required to bring about cell motility.

(Cell Motility Process, NCI Thesaurus)

The capacity to bring about a desired effect.

(Efficacy, NCI Thesaurus)

Consequently, these effects bring about cell growth inhibition and apoptosis of tumor cells.

(Intoplicine, NCI Thesaurus)

Such groups work to bring about change that will help cancer patients and their families.

(Patient advocate, NCI Dictionary)

A system designed to use fluid pressure to bring about movement.

(Hydraulic System Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

To-morrow is the last day of grace, and unless we can get the letters to-night, this villain will be as good as his word and will bring about her ruin.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Far from being tired, I was exceedingly wakeful, and I remained here for an hour or more thinking over the incidents of the game and the changes which it promised to bring about in my fortunes.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Our results suggest that changing the timing of when you eat in relation to when you exercise can bring about profound and positive changes to your overall health," Gonzalez said in a press release.

(Exercise before Breakfast Burns More Fat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

“Five-and-twenty minutes. Well, she went on to say that what remained now to be done was to bring about a marriage between them. She spoke of it, Fanny, with a steadier voice than I can.”

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)