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- [ih-fekt]
- /ɪˈfɛkt/
- /ɪˈfekt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-fekt]
- /ɪˈfɛkt/
Definitions of effect word
- noun effect something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin. 1
- noun effect power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence: His protest had no effect. 1
- noun effect the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment: to bring a plan into effect. 1
- noun effect a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech. 1
- noun effect meaning or sense; purpose or intention: She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect. 1
- noun effect the making of a desired impression: We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect. 1
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Origin of effect
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin effectus the carrying out (of a task, etc.), hence, that which is achieved, outcome, equivalent to effec- (variant stem of efficere to make, carry out; ef- ef- + -ficere, combining form of facere to do1) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Effect
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
effect popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
effect usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for effect
verb effect
- bring about — To bring something about means to cause it to happen.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
noun effect
- result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
- consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- outcome — a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
Antonyms for effect
verb effect
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
noun effect
- beginning — The beginning of an event or process is the first part of it.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
- question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
Top questions with effect
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