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Bring about meaning

Bring about is a phrasal verb that means to cause a particular event or change to occur.

Past simple
brought about
Past participle
brought about
-ing form
bringing about

What bring about means

cause to happenB2

To cause a particular event or change to occur

The campaign brought about major reforms.

Similar phrasal verbs

With bring: bring back, bring up.

With about: go about, put about, see about, set about, come about.

Common questions

What does bring about mean?

To cause a particular event or change to occur.

What is the past tense of bring about?

Brought about, which is also its past participle.

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