Affect Affected əˈfekt Quality Health Lives People Decision

• how will these changes affect us?
• the article deals with issues affecting the lives of children.
• thousands of people have been adversely affected (= affected in a negative way) by the decision.
• the quality and health of the soil directly affects the quality and health of the plants.

affect

Verb Forms

1. to produce a change in somebody/something
• How will these changes affect us?
• The article deals with issues affecting the lives of children.
• Thousands of people have been adversely affected (= affected in a negative way) by the decision.
• The quality and health of the soil directly affects the quality and health of the plants.
• Your opinion will not affect my decision.
• The south of the country was worst affected by the drought.

Extra Examples

• Hopefully this will not affect the outcome of the talks.
• Sales did not seem unduly affected.
• The class structure affects people's attitudes and behaviour.
• decisions that affect all our lives
• developments that are likely to affect the environment
• Education has been severely affected by the war.
• The type of audience will affect what you say and how you say it.
2. to attack somebody or a part of the body; to make somebody become ill
• The disease is more likely to affect women than men.
• The condition affects one in five women.
• Rub the cream into the affected areas.
3. to make somebody feel very sad, sorry, etc. about somebody/something
• They were deeply affected by the news of her death.
• Her death affected him deeply.
• Try not to let his problems affect you too much.
4. to pretend to be feeling or thinking something
• She affected a calmness she did not feel.
• We are fascinated by the rich and powerful but often affect to despise them.
5. to use or wear something that is intended to impress other people
• SYNONYM put on
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• I wish he wouldn't affect that ridiculous accent.

Word Origin

• senses 1 to 3 late Middle English (in the sense ‘attack as a disease’): from French affecter or Latin affect- ‘influenced, affected’, from the verb afficere ‘work on, influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.