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 Definitions of EFFECT  [ɪˈfɛkt]  

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Definition of 'EFFECT' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) effect
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence.

2.  effect
power to produce results; efficacy; force:
The protest had no effect.

3.  effect
the state of being effective or operative; operation or execution:
to bring a plan into effect.

4.  effect
a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or speech.

5.  effect
general meaning or purpose; intent:
I wrote a letter to that effect.

6.  effect
the making of a desired impression:
The expensive car was only for effect.

7.  effect
an illusory phenomenon:
a three-dimensional effect.

8.  effect
a scientific phenomenon (usu. named for its discoverer):
the Doppler effect.

9. (v.t.) effect
to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish:
to effect a change.

10.  effect
essentially; basically.

11.  effect
to go into operation; begin to function.

12.  effect
to produce a result.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < L effectus the carrying out (of a task, etc.), hence, that which is achieved, outcome )

Definition of 'EFFECT' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
"the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

2. (noun) impression, effect
an outward appearance
"he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

3. (noun) effect
an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)
"he just did it for effect"

4. (noun) effect, essence, burden, core, gist
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

5. (noun) effect, force
(of a law) having legal validity
"the law is still in effect"

6. (verb) effect
a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
"the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"

7. (verb) effect, effectuate, set up
produce
"The scientists set up a shock wave"

8. (verb) effect
act so as to bring into existence
"effect a change"


Definition of 'EFFECT' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) effect
the result or impact of sth
to have a beneficial/negative effect; the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain

2.  effect
an artificially produced sound or image
sound/visual effects

3.  effect
effects
the possessions found on a dead person

4.  effect
come into effect
to begin to happen or exist
The new law will come into effect next Friday.

5.  effect
take effect
to begin to produce a result
***The medication may not take effect immediately.

6.  effect
to begin to be used
The law took effect in January 1989.


Definition of 'EFFECT' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) EFFECT
execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May

2. (noun) EFFECT
manifestation; expression; sign

3. (noun) EFFECT
in general: That which is produced by an agent or cause; the event which follows immediately from an antecedent, called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as, the effect of luxury

4. (noun) EFFECT
impression left on the mind; sensation produced

5. (noun) EFFECT
power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance; account; as, to speak with effect

6. (noun) EFFECT
consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; -- with to

7. (noun) EFFECT
the purport; the sum and substance

8. (noun) EFFECT
reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance

9. (noun) EFFECT
goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people escaped from the town with their effects

10. (verb) EFFECT
to produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be

11. (verb) EFFECT
to bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to accomplish


Definition of 'EFFECT' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  EFFECT
1. The physical or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of actions, or another effect. 2. The result, outcome, or consequence of an action. 3. A change to a condition, behavior, or degree of freedom.


Translation of 'EFFECT' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a result or consequence
He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: gevolg, uitwerking Arabic flag Arabic: تَأْثير Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ефект
Brazilian flag Brazilian: efeito Czech flag Czech: následek; účinek German flag German: die Wirkung
Danish flag Danish: effekt; virkning Greek flag Greek: επίδραση, αποτέλεσμα, συν Spanish flag Spanish: efecto, consecuencia
Estonian flag Estonian: tagajärg Farsi flag Farsi: نتیجه؛ پیامد Finnish flag Finnish: seuraus
French flag French: effet Hebrew flag Hebrew: תוֹצָאָה Hindi flag Hindi: परिणाम
Croatian flag Croatian: posljedica Hungarian flag Hungarian: (ki)hatás Indonesian flag Indonesian: efek
Icelandic flag Icelandic: áhrif; árangur; afleiðing Italian flag Italian: effetto, conseguenza Japanese flag Japanese: 結果
Korean flag Korean: 결과 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: poveikis, pasekmė Latvian flag Latvian: sekas; rezultāts; ietekme
Malay flag Malay: kesan Dutch flag Dutch: gevolg Norwegian flag Norwegian: virkning, effekt, innflyt
Polish flag Polish: skutek Persian flag Persian: نتیجه؛ پیامد Pashto flag Pashto: نتيجه، اثر، اغيزه، مفهوم
Portuguese flag Portuguese: efeito Romanian flag Romanian: efect Russian flag Russian: результат
Slovak flag Slovak: následok; účinok Slovenian flag Slovenian: posledica Serbian flag Serbian: efekat
Swedish flag Swedish: effekt, följd Thai flag Thai: ผลกระทบ Turkish flag Turkish: sonuç, etki
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 結果 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: наслідок, результат Urdu flag Urdu: کسی عمل وغیرہ کا نتیجہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: hiệu quả; tác dụng Chinese flag Chinese: 结果

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