Meaning

1 senses
  1. To make or bring about; to implement.

    The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.

    The election has affected our society, for it has effected major changes in the government.

    bewirken, veranlassen

More definitions
  • produce
  • act so as to bring into existence

Examples

617 sentences
  1. The medicine had an immediate effect.

    Ліки подіяли миттєво. — deniko

    ruЛекарство подействовало немедленно. — sharptoothed

    deDas Medikament hatte eine sofortige Wirkung. — Tamy

  2. This medicine doesn't have side effects.

    Ці ліки не мають побічних ефектів. — uaspeaker

    ruУ этого лекарства нет побочных эффектов. — Hellerick

    deDiese Medizin hat keine Nebenwirkungen. — sacredceltic

  3. This medicine has no side effects.

    Ці ліки не мають побічних ефектів. — uaspeaker

    ruУ этого лекарства нет побочных эффектов. — Hellerick

    deDiese Medizin hat keine Nebenwirkungen. — sacredceltic

  4. The medicine had no effect.

    Ліки не подіяли. — Ahha

    ruЛекарство не подействовало. — marafon

  5. That law took effect today.

    Цей закон вступив сьогодні в силу. — deniko

    deDas Gesetz ist heute in Kraft getreten. — brauchinet

Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make or bring about; to implement:

Origin

Of the noun: from Middle English effect, from Old French effect (modern French effet), fro

Of the noun: from Middle English effect, from Old French effect (modern French effet), from Latin effectus (“an effect, tendency, purpose”), from efficiō (“accomplish, complete, effect”); see effect as a verb. Displaced Old English fremming, fremednes from fremman.

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Forms

effects, effecting, effected, effected
Base formeffect · to effect
3rd person singulareffects
Present participleeffecting
Past simpleeffected
Past participleeffected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyeffect
he, she, iteffects

Past simpleLesson

all personseffected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave effected
he, she, ithas effected

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill effect

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

14 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • side effects
  • side effects of
  • the side effects

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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