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bringing about

bringing about is the present participle and gerund of bring about.

Meaning of bring about

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, to achieve.
    • I hope to bring about a successful conclusion.

Questions about bringing about

What is bringing about the present participle and gerund of?
Bringing about is the present participle and gerund of bring about.

Words near bringing about in the dictionary

  1. Bringhurst
  2. Bringhursts
  3. bringing
  4. bringing a knife to a gunfight
  5. bringing a lump to someone's throat
  6. bringing about
  7. bringing along
  8. bringing an end to
  9. bringing around
  10. bringing away
  11. bringing back

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