phrasal verb · neutral
bring to fruition
UK/brɪŋ tuː fruːˈfɪʃən/US/brɪŋ tu fruːˈfɪʃən/bring·to·fru·FI·tion
task2speaking
to make a plan or project succeed or become real
Examples
“After ten years of work, the project was finally brought to fruition.”
“Effective funding brought the research ideas to fruition.”
“Their collaboration helped bring the proposal to fruition.”
Band 8 sentence
“With cross-sector collaboration and steady funding, the ambitious urban regeneration plan was finally brought to fruition.”
Collocations
- bring sth to fruition
- finally bring to fruition
- bring plans/ideas to fruition
Word family
bring to fruition (v) phrasal verbfruition (n) nounfruitful (adj) adjective
Common mistakes
implement→bring to fruition
Say it for a higher band
5implement→6realize→7+bring to fruition
Synonyms
realise
Easily confused
implement
“We implemented the new policy last year.”
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