Effect
noun
The result or outcome of something.
The heatwave had a severe effect on the crops
Often appears as...
- cause and effect
- the effect of
noun
An impression produced in a viewer, listener, or reader.
The lighting gave the room a calming effect
Often appears as...
- special effects
- sound effects
noun
A scientific phenomenon.
The greenhouse effect is causing global warming
Often appears as...
- the doppler effect
- the greenhouse effect
noun
Something that is brought about by a cause.
The effect of the policy was to increase prices
Often appears as...
- take effect
- put into effect
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To bring something about as a result.
The new president effected many changes in the government
Often appears as...
- effect a change
- effect a solution
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Formal
noun
Personal belongings or possessions.
Her will stated that her personal effects should be sold
Often appears as...
- personal effects
- effects of the deceased
noun
The result or outcome of something.
The heatwave had a severe effect on the crops
Often appears as...
- cause and effect
- the effect of
noun
An impression produced in a viewer, listener, or reader.
The lighting gave the room a calming effect
Often appears as...
- special effects
- sound effects
noun
A scientific phenomenon.
The greenhouse effect is causing global warming
Often appears as...
- the doppler effect
- the greenhouse effect
noun
Something that is brought about by a cause.
The effect of the policy was to increase prices
Often appears as...
- take effect
- put into effect
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To bring something about as a result.
The new president effected many changes in the government
Often appears as...
- effect a change
- effect a solution
Usage tips
Formal
noun
Personal belongings or possessions.
Her will stated that her personal effects should be sold
Often appears as...
- personal effects
- effects of the deceased
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Use 'effect' to show a change usually after something has happened.
The government's decision had an immediate effect on the market.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Effect' doesn’t always mean something bad happened; it can be positive too.
The new law had a positive effect on community health.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Use 'effect' to show a change usually after something has happened.
The government's decision had an immediate effect on the market.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Effect' doesn’t always mean something bad happened; it can be positive too.
The new law had a positive effect on community health.
Pro Tip 1/2Context Matters
Use 'effect' to show a change usually after something has happened.
The government's decision had an immediate effect on the market.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Negative
'Effect' doesn’t always mean something bad happened; it can be positive too.
The new law had a positive effect on community health.
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How stress affects your...
The pups of negligent moms had the opposite outcome, and so became more sensitive to stress throughout life. These are considered epigenetic changes, meaning that they effect which genes are expressed without directly changing the genetic code. And these changes can be reversed if the moms are swapped.
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The five major world...
the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life, we get good karma,
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Your body language may...
looking at the effects of our body language, or other people's body language, on judgments. And we make sweeping judgments and inferences from body language. And those judgments can predict really meaningful life outcomes like who we hire or promote, who we ask out on a date.
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How sugar affects the...
in other words, to be addicted. Sugar also causes dopamine to be released, though not as violently as drugs. And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies.
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What is bipolar...
These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine, and electroconvulsive therapy,
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Causes and Effects of...
chlorofluorocarbons let the sun's light in but keep some of the heat from escaping like the glass walls of a greenhouse the more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere the more heat gets trapped strengthening the greenhouse effect and increasing the earth's
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The philosophy of...
operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos. And while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things.
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Blueprint for a quiet...
the world but to do it for the first time on their own terms now ironically these stories had the same effect on me I found myself every morning with my laptop thinking about all these souls and writing not the first sentences of
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African Bullfrog Dad...
Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action and shepherds his shoal like a sheepdog herding a flock.
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How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
Video examples
How stress affects your...
The pups of negligent moms had the opposite outcome, and so became more sensitive to stress throughout life. These are considered epigenetic changes, meaning that they effect which genes are expressed without directly changing the genetic code. And these changes can be reversed if the moms are swapped.
Video examples
The five major world...
the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life, we get good karma,
Video examples
Your body language may...
looking at the effects of our body language, or other people's body language, on judgments. And we make sweeping judgments and inferences from body language. And those judgments can predict really meaningful life outcomes like who we hire or promote, who we ask out on a date.
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
in other words, to be addicted. Sugar also causes dopamine to be released, though not as violently as drugs. And sugar is rare among dopamine-inducing foods. Broccoli, for example, has no effect, which probably explains why it's so hard to get kids to eat their veggies.
Video examples
What is bipolar...
These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine, and electroconvulsive therapy,
Video examples
Causes and Effects of...
chlorofluorocarbons let the sun's light in but keep some of the heat from escaping like the glass walls of a greenhouse the more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere the more heat gets trapped strengthening the greenhouse effect and increasing the earth's
Video examples
The philosophy of...
operates according to a web of cause and effect, resulting in a rational structure of the universe, which they called logos. And while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things.
Video examples
Blueprint for a quiet...
the world but to do it for the first time on their own terms now ironically these stories had the same effect on me I found myself every morning with my laptop thinking about all these souls and writing not the first sentences of
Video examples
African Bullfrog Dad...
Tadpoles need help to survive the tropical sun and its shrinking effect on their shallow pools. The father takes action and shepherds his shoal like a sheepdog herding a flock.
Video examples
How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
When we understand string theory, we will know how the universe began. It won't have much effect on how we live, but it is important to understand where we come from and what we can expect to find as we explore.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can't help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
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Yara Shahidi
American Actress
I know, ultimately, I want to help effect change; otherwise, I would look at myself in the mirror every day and think, 'What in the world am I doing with my life?
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Enid Bagnold
British Author
The pleasure of one's effect on other people still exists in age - what's called making a hit. But the hit is much rarer and made of different stuff.
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Christina Aguilera
American Musician
In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.
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Yoshihide Suga
Japanese Politician
I'm completely free of the ill effects of factional influence.
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Mira Sorvino
American Actress
I want my life to effect the balance to the positive.
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Nicolas Winding Refn
Danish Director
You cannot go through life without cause and effect.
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Montesquieu
French Philosopher
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
When we understand string theory, we will know how the universe began. It won't have much effect on how we live, but it is important to understand where we come from and what we can expect to find as we explore.
Quote examples
Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
I don't get it when you get so much openness about the way movies are made, and the special effects and the behind-the-scenes stuff and all of that. I can't help but feel like this reduces it a little bit.
Quote examples
Yara Shahidi
American Actress
I know, ultimately, I want to help effect change; otherwise, I would look at myself in the mirror every day and think, 'What in the world am I doing with my life?
Quote examples
Enid Bagnold
British Author
The pleasure of one's effect on other people still exists in age - what's called making a hit. But the hit is much rarer and made of different stuff.
Quote examples
Christina Aguilera
American Musician
In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.
Quote examples
Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Hate and force cannot be in just a part of the world without having an effect on the rest of it.
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Yoshihide Suga
Japanese Politician
I'm completely free of the ill effects of factional influence.
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Mira Sorvino
American Actress
I want my life to effect the balance to the positive.
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Nicolas Winding Refn
Danish Director
You cannot go through life without cause and effect.
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Montesquieu
French Philosopher
Peace is a natural effect of trade.
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