Definitions for Effects
ɪˈfɛktsef·fects

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1. effects, personal effectsnoun

   property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

   "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned"

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1. effectsnoun

   belongings

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1. effects

   Effects are the outcomes, results, or changes that occur as a consequence of a particular action, cause, or event. They can be both positive and negative, intended or unintended, and observable or unobservable. They can also refer to the impressions or emotions invoked by a work of art or performance.

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1. effects

   Personal property; sale of effects; or the auction of the property of deceased officers and seamen: "The effects of that sail Will be a sale of effects."

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1. effectsverb

   Verb form of the word effect.

   The effects of the changes are beautiful, we are all focused on creating optimum health, human rights, unity government and shared prosperity for all.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 8, 2020  

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1. • Personal Property

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Effects' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #894

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Effects' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1964

How to pronounce Effects?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Effects in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Effects in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Effects in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Effects in a Sentence

1. Aristotle:

   This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects for it redoubleth joys, and cutteth griefs in half.

2. Herman Melville:

   We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects.

3. John Holloway:

   We must also remember that it is not just the acute effects of pollution on children's health mentioned in the report that we need to be concerned about, it is also the potential long-term effects of exposure to pollutants in early life that can have lifelong effects on health and well-being.

4. Lloyd Douglas Fowler:

   Shit Does'nt Happen, It's Cause and Effects! " You Cause It, & You Endure the Effects! Correct???

5. J. W. Fulbright:

   In a democracy dissent is an act of faith. Like medicine, the test of its value is not in its taste, but in its effects.

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