Definitions for effects
ɪˈfɛktsef·fects

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1. effects, personal effects(noun)

   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. effects(Noun)

   belongings

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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. effects

   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  

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Neal Carter:

   These are called 'nontarget effects,' and I'm comfortable and confident this hasn't happened, we've had them in the ground and have been watching them grow for 12 years, compiling data and statistics. The trees produce flowers and fruit of the same composition and analysis [as conventional apples].

2. William Anderegg:

   In most of our current models of ecosystems and climate, drought effects on forests switch on and off like a light. When drought conditions go away, the models assume a forest's recovery is complete and close to immediate, that's not how the real world works.

3. Diane Spatz:

   We tell moms,' you know, If you are feeling tipsy, drunk, woozy, any effects of alcohol, you shouldn't be caring for your infant, nor should you be breastfeeding your infant,' that's when a mom will pump and discard her milk. But that's for getting rid of the milk for comfort's sake.

4. Judith Bliss:

   Our results are a strong foundation on which to build further trials of combination anti-HER2 therapies prior to surgery – which could reduce the number of women who require subsequent chemotherapy, which is also very effective but can lead to long-term side effects.

5. Bei Bei:

   This highlights that biological factors such as natural delay in body clock, and having to get up early for school, have much stronger effects on adolescents' sleep than technology itself.

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