bring about

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

bring about (third-person singular simple present brings about, present participle bringing about, simple past and past participle brought about)

1. (transitive) To cause to take place.

   The collapse of the gold standard brought about much of the economic turmoil of that era.

2. (transitive) To accomplish, achieve.

   I hope to bring about a successful conclusion.

Synonyms

• (to cause to take place): effect, lead to, induce, incite, provoke, result in

Related terms

• bring down
• bring forth
• bring forward
• bring on
• bring out

Translations

To cause to take place

• Azerbaijani: əmələ gətirmək
• Catalan: provocar (ca)
• Danish: tilvejebringe
• Dutch: teweegbrengen (nl), veroorzaken (nl)
• Finnish: aiheuttaa (fi), saada aikaan
• French: provoquer (fr), causer (fr), occasionner (fr)
• German: bewirken (de), bedingen (de)
• Latin: efficiō
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forårsake (no), foranledige, avstedkomme (no), bevirke

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• Polish: powodować (pl), wywoływać (pl)
• Portuguese: causar (pt), provocar (pt), ocasionar (pt)
• Romanian: provoca (ro), cauza (ro)
• Russian: вызыва́ть (ru) impf (vyzyvátʹ)
• Spanish: traer (es), provocar (es)
• Turkish: yerine getirmek (tr)

To accomplish

• Catalan: aconseguir (ca)
• Danish: tilvejebringe
• Dutch: bewerkstelligen (nl), verwezenlijken (nl), tot stand brengen
• Finnish: saavuttaa (fi), saada aikaan
• French: accomplir (fr), effectuer (fr), réaliser (fr)
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• German: zustande bringen, bewerkstelligen (de)
• Polish: dokonywać (pl)
• Spanish: lograr (es)
• Turkish: başarmak (tr)