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Affect Affected əˈfekt Quality Health Lives People Decision

Word3 affect
WordType (verb)
Phonetic /əˈfekt/ /əˈfekt/
Example
  • 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.
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affect

(verb)/əˈfekt/ /əˈfekt/

    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’.
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