effect

nounB1 · Intermediate

A change that happens because of something.

Meanings of «effect»

1 · noun

a change that happens because of something

Loud music can have a bad effect on sleep.

2 · noun

personal belongings, especially of someone who died or travels

The hospital returned her personal effects to the family.

Similar: belongingspossessionsproperty

Translation

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«effect» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a change that something causes

effecta change caused by somethingThe medicine had a quick effect.

impacta strong effect, often on people or placesThe new road had a big impact on the town.

influencethe power to slowly change how people think or actFriends have a strong influence on teenagers.

Word family

effect B1 · nouneffective B1 · adjectiveeffectively B1 · adverbeffectiveness B2 · nounineffective B2 · adjective

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