influence
The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someoneThe power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
» He was a great influence on me.
Er hatte einen großen Einfluss auf mich.
Он оказывал на меня большое влияние.
Він мав на мене великий вплив.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
I have absolutely no influence over him.
Einfluss
влия́ниеvlijánije, влия́тельностьvlijátelʹnostʹ, возде́йствиеvozdéjstvije
впливvplyv, упли́вuplýv
(countable, uncountable)An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
I'm not able to exercise influence over him.
Beeinflussung
влия́ниеvlijánije, де́йствиеdéjstvije, возде́йствиеvozdéjstvije
впливvplyv, упли́вuplýv, впливанняvplyvannja
the effect of one thing (or person) on another
(countable, uncountable)A person or thing exerting such power or action.
He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
Einfluss, Beeinflusser
(countable, uncountable)An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
Einfluss
(countable, uncountable)Electrostatic induction.
инду́кцияindúkcija
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The action of flowing in; influx.
Examples
482 sentencesHe was a great influence on me.
Він мав на мене великий вплив.
ruОн оказывал на меня большое влияние.
deEr hatte einen großen Einfluss auf mich.
Tom is a bad influence on you.
Том погано на тебе впливає.
ruТом плохо на вас влияет.
Many TV programs have a bad influence on children.
Багато телепередач мають поганий вплив на дітей.
deViele Fernsehprogramme haben einen schlechten Einfluss auf Kinder.
Don't drive under the influence.
Не пий за кермом.
ruНе води под мухой.
That was probably what influenced their decision.
Скоріш за все, це й вплинуло на їхнє рішення.
ruСкорее всего, это и повлияло на их решение.
deWahrscheinlich war es das, was ihre Entscheidung beeinflusst hat.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, borrowed from MedievalInherited from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, borrowed from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns + -ia. Doublet of influenza.
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Forms
plural: influences| Singular | influence |
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Word family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- a bad influence
- bad influence on
- bad influence
- easily influenced