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Adjective brought about has 1 sense
- brought about - caused to exist; "he applauded the good will brought about in the neighborhood"
Antonym: unestablished (indirect, via established)
Verb bring about has 5 senses
- effect, effectuate, bring about, set up - produce; "The scientists set up a shockwave"
--1 is one way to cause, do, make
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- bring about - make possible; "The grant made our research possible"
--2 is one way to make, create
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- give, bring about, yield - bring about; "His two singles gave the team the victory"
--3 is one way to make, create
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Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- produce, bring about, give rise - cause to occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"
--4 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- stage, bring about, arrange - plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
--5 is one way to initiate, pioneer
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Somebody ----s something
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