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bring about

Separable

The object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: bring ABOUT. Saying “BRING about” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

Link across the gap. The final /ŋ/ of “bring” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “bring about” is said “bri-ngabout”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.

What it means

  1. To cause something to happen.

    formal
    • “The new policy brought about a sharp drop in emissions.”
    • “What brought about the change of heart?”

    Similar: cause, trigger

The particle logic

about

The topic under discussion, or a change brought into being.

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More BRING phrasal verbs

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bring up

To mention a topic in conversation.

bring back

To cause a memory or feeling to return.

bring in

To introduce something new, such as a rule or a person.

bring out

To release a new product.

bring down

To cause something powerful to fall or fail.

bring along

To take someone or something with you.

bring on

To cause something unpleasant to happen.

bring about — meaning, examples & how to say it