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to bring about
01
to be the reason for a specific incident or result
Transitive: to bring about a change or outcome
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
about
Base verb
bring
Present tense
bring about
3rd person singular
brings about
Present participle
bringing about
Past simple
brought about
Past participle
brought about
Examples
The negotiations brought about a resolution to the conflict.
02
to cause a ship or boat to face a different direction
Transitive: to bring about sth
Examples
Bringing about the yacht smoothly required precise coordination.
