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affect
CEFRC1
/əˈfɛkt/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To produce a change in someone or something.
- 02
verb
To pretend to have a particular feeling, quality, or way of speaking.
Examples
Does the amount of rain affect the growth of crops?
Will the strike affect the price of coal?
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsOf an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body).
To move to emotion.
To influence or alter.
More examples
In contextHow will these changes affect us?
He was deeply affected by the tragic ending of the play.
The heat of the sunlight affected the speed of the chemical reaction.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English affecten, from Latin affectāre, from Latin affectus, the participle stem of Latin afficere (“to act upon, influence, affect, attack with disease”), from ad- + facere (“to make, do”). By surface analysis, af- + Latin -fect.