What does in effect mean?
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in ef·fect
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Princeton's WordNet
effective, good, in effect(p), in force(p)adverb
exerting force or influence
"the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
effectively, in effectadverb
in actuality or reality or fact
"she is effectively his wife"; "in effect, they had no choice"
Wiktionary
in effectadverb
For all practical purposes; in practice; virtually; essentially; basically.
in effectadjective
Operating or functioning; in force; in play.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of in effect in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of in effect in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of in effect in a Sentence
We can't be so consumed with the financial that we fail to appreciate the ripple effect of the real people that are involved.
If vaccines go in arms today, we will not see an effect of those vaccines, depending on the vaccine, for somewhere between two to six weeks, so when you have an acute situation, an extraordinary number of cases like we have in Michigan, the answer is not necessarily to give vaccine. In fact, we know that the vaccine will have a delayed response.
The causality is difficult to establish. It could also be an effect of stress, rather than sleep.
I do not believe that in the next few days, during which time we try to bring this into effect, there is somehow going to be a tipping point with respect to what is happening on the ground ... The opposition has made clear their determination to fight back.
While previous work had linked occupational exposure to pesticides to impaired sperm production I was skeptical that pesticide residues in food could have a similar effect, i think this study opened a lot more questions than I had anticipated.
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