Effect I ɪˈfekt Show Result Drug Noun Beneficial

• the beneficial effects of exercise
• what are the long-term effects of this treatment?
• the results show a statistically significant effect.
• her tears had no effect on him.

effect

1. a change that somebody/something causes in somebody/something else; a result
• SEE ALSO after-effect
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/after-effect
• the beneficial effects of exercise
• What are the long-term effects of this treatment?
• The results show a statistically significant effect.
• Her tears had no effect on him.
• the effect of heat on metal
• Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment.
• Farms can have both positive and negative effects on the community.
• Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects.
• The study examines architecture and its effect upon people's lives.
• to examine/study/investigate the effect of something
• to evaluate/assess the effect of something
• to cause harmful health effects
• I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights.
• Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely.
• to learn to distinguish between cause and effect
• I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect.
• ‘I'm feeling really depressed.’ ‘The winter here has that effect sometimes.’

Extra Examples

• The drug had no effect in curing the illness.
• Any delay in delivery of materials will have a knock-on effect throughout the production process.
• Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.
• Heavy taxation has a disincentive effect.
• It's a policy that will have a chilling effect on free speech.
• The drug exerts a powerful effect on the brain.
• We had problems with mosquitoes, but this spray had the desired effect.
• The plague struck London again with devastating effect.
• The project has already had a direct effect on the lives of one million people.
• the crippling effect of sanctions on the economy
• The full effects of the new tax have not yet been felt.
• His comment was intended to calm the situation but it had the opposite effect.
• The deterrent effect of the death penalty has long been questioned.
• How soon will the effects of the drug wear off?
• I am interested in documenting the effects of international events on ordinary people.
• There was no discernible effect on cell growth.
• a face cream designed to combat the effects of age
• drugs which mimic the effects of hormones
• Women feel the effects of alcohol more quickly than men.
• the serious health effects which result from obesity
• to minimize the effects of economic change
• I took the medicine with dramatic effect.
• The effect lasted only a short time.
2. a particular look, sound or impression that somebody, such as an artist or a writer, wants to create
• The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming.
• The stage lighting gives the effect of a moonlit scene.
• She uses glass to achieve a variety of visual effects.
• to produce/create an effect
• Add a scarf for a casual effect.
• He only behaves like that for effect (= in order to impress people).

Extra Examples

• I found that by adding white I could achieve the desired effect.
• The yellow pigment produced the opposite effect to that desired.
• That is precisely the effect I was aiming at.
• The dramatic effect was heightened by her black dress and dead white face.
3. lights, sounds, special scenery, computer images, etc. used in a play or film, especially in order to show things that do not normally exist or happen
• COMPARE sound effect
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• The production relied too much on spectacular effects.
4. your personal possessions
• SYNONYM belongings
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/belongings
• The insurance policy covers all baggage and personal effects.
5. to cause something to come into use
• The recommendations will soon be put into effect.
6. to come into use; to begin to apply
• New controls come into effect next month.
7. used when you are stating what the facts of a situation are
• In effect, the two systems are identical.
• His wife had, in effect, run the government for the past six months.
• By asking for these particular qualifications, you are, in effect, excluding most women from applying.
• The border closure meant, in effect, that no trade took place between the countries.
8. in use
• These laws are in effect in twenty states.
• Some laws from the 18th century are still in effect.
9. to start to produce the results that are intended
• The aspirins soon take effect.
• The medicine started to take effect after a few minutes.
10. to come into use; to begin to apply
• The new law takes effect from tomorrow.
11. used to show that you are giving the general meaning of what somebody has said or written rather than the exact words
• He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.
• She told me to get out—or words to that effect.
12. producing a good, successful, dramatic, etc. result or impression
• The air conditioning came on, to little effect.
• She uses animal sounds to startling effect in her music.
13. not producing the result you intend or hope for
• We warned them, but to no effect.
14. starting from…
• The government has cut interest rates with effect from the beginning of next month.
15. starting now
• She has resigned with immediate effect.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin effectus, from efficere ‘accomplish’, from ex- ‘out, thoroughly’ + facere ‘do, make’. Sense (3), ‘personal belongings’, arose from the obsolete sense ‘something acquired on completion of an action’.