phrasal verb · academic
bring into effect
UK/brɪŋ ˈɪntə ɪˈfɛkt/US/brɪŋ ˈɪn.tu ɪˈfɛkt/bring IN·to ef·FECT
cause a law, rule, or plan to become officially effective or operational
Examples
“The government brought the new safety regulations into effect last month.”
“Many of the proposed changes will be brought into effect next year.”
“Once the bill is approved it will be brought into effect immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following widespread consultation, the revised code of practice will be brought into effect from April.”
Collocations
- bring into effect + law/policy/regulation
- be brought into effect on + date
Word family
Common mistakes
apply into effect→bring into effect
bring into affect→bring into effect
Say it for a higher band
5apply→6implement→7+bring into effect
Synonyms
put into effect
implement
Easily confused
put into effect
“The new regulation was put into effect on 1 January.”
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