in effect
For all practical purposesFor all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.
» The law is still in effect.
Das Gesetz ist noch in Kraft. — Tamy
Закон все еще в силе. — Lenin_1917
Закон действует до сих пор. — Lenin_1917
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1 senses(not comparable)For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.
2007, The Guardian, Aug 21 2007, George Monbiot. Separated from the rest of Heathrow, this would, in effect, be a second airport.
effektiv
- in actuality or reality or fact
Examples
32 sentencesThe law is still in effect.
ruЗакон все еще в силе. — Lenin_1917
deDas Gesetz ist noch in Kraft. — Tamy
There's a flood advisory in effect.
That restraining order is still in effect.
There's a dense fog advisory in effect.
There's a heat advisory in effect until Monday evening.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Synonyms
15 synonyms- in actuality or reality or fact:effectively
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.