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- [bring uh-bout]
- /brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/
- /brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bring uh-bout]
- /brɪŋ əˈbaʊt/
Definitions of bring about words
- phrasal verb bring about To bring something about means to cause it to happen. 3
- verb bring about to cause to happen 3
- verb bring about to turn (a ship) around 3
- noun bring about to make happen; effect 3
- verb with object bring about to carry, convey, conduct, or cause (someone or something) to come with, to, or toward the speaker: Bring the suitcase to my house. He brought his brother to my office. 1
- verb with object bring about to cause to come to or toward oneself; attract: Her scream brought the police. He brought honor to his family by his heroism. 1
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Origin of bring about
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English bringen, Old English bringan; cognate with Dutch brengen, German bringen, Gothic briggan
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Parts of speech for Bring about
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bring about popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bring about
verb bring about
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- produce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- generate — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
Antonyms for bring about
verb bring about
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
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