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- Dictionaryaffect/əˈfɛkt/
verb
- 1. have an effect on; make a difference to: "the dampness began to affect my health"
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The meaning of AFFECT is to produce an effect upon (someone or something). How to use affect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Affect. Frequently Asked Questions About affect.
to pretend to feel or think something: To all his problems she affected indifference. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. formal mainly disapproving. to start to wear or do something in order to make people admire or respect you: At university he affected an upper-class accent. He's recently affected a hat and cane.
to pretend to feel or think something: To all his problems she affected indifference. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. formal mainly disapproving. to start to wear or do something in order to make people admire or respect you: At university he affected an upper-class accent. He's recently affected a hat and cane.
As a verb affect 1 means “to act on” or “to move” (His words affected the crowd so deeply that many wept); affect 2 means “to pretend” or “to assume” (new students affecting a nonchalance they didn't feel).
1. Feeling or emotion, especially as manifested by facial expression or body language: "The soldiers seen on television had been carefully chosen for blandness of affect" (Norman Mailer). 2. Obsolete A disposition, feeling, or tendency.
effect noun = “result, influence”: Does television have an effect on children’s behavior? effect verb is formal and means “to achieve or produce”: The negotiators hope to effect a reconciliation. Governments have the tools to use to effect change. See affect in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
AFFECT definition: 1. to influence someone or something, or cause them to change: 2. to cause a strong emotion…. Learn more.
affect something (formal, disapproving) to use or wear something that is intended to impress other people synonym put something on. 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 ‘do’.
Affect is most often used as a verb meaning “to have an impact on,” as in “The tornado barreling towards us will affect our picnic plans.”
verb. affected, affecting, affects. To have an influence on or effect a change in. Inflation affects the buying power of the dollar. American Heritage. To have an effect on; influence; produce a change in. Bright light affects the eyes. Webster's New World. To act on the emotions of; touch or move. American Heritage.