Phrasal Verb: Bring About
to cause
Examples
- The law brought about change.
Key rules
- Bring about means cause something to happen
- It is separable: bring about change or bring change about
- With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: bring it about
- It is common in formal writing about change
Common mistakes
- Bring about it → Bring it about
💡 Tip: "Cause" or "lead to" are simpler synonyms in most contexts.