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affect

/əˈfɛkt/

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verb

-fects; -fected; -fecting

[+ obj] to produce an effect on (someone or something): such as

to act on (someone or something) and cause a change

His decisions could affect [=influence] the lives of millions of people.

The accident will affect [=influence] the value of the car.

We learned about the way the oceans are affected by the moon.

This medication may affect your ability to drive a car. [=this medicine may make it dangerous for you to drive a car]

This new evidence will affect the outcome of the trial.

The news could adversely affect [=could hurt] her chances of becoming the next president.

We kept the change from affecting [=harming] our friendship.

The incident really affected my opinion of him.

to cause strong emotions in (someone)

The criticism affected [=bothered, upset] her deeply/greatly.

The entire town was affected by their deaths. [=everyone in the town felt sad about their deaths]

We were all greatly affected by the terrible news. [=we were all very upset by the terrible news]

to cause a change in (a part of the body)

Paralysis affected his limbs. = His limbs were affected by/with paralysis. [=his limbs were paralyzed]

The disease can affect your muscles.

drugs that affect the nervous/immune system

to cause illness in (someone)

The condition affects about five million adults each year.

a serious disease primarily/mainly affecting women over the age of 40

Only men appear to be affected by the disease. usage Do not confuse the verbs affect and effect. Affect means to act on or change someone or something.

Rain affected [=influenced] their performance. Effect means to cause something to happen.

The new president effected [=made, caused] many changes to/in the company's policies. Note that the verb affect and the noun effect are used in contexts that are similar.

The weather affected our plans. = The weather had an effect on our plans. [=the weather caused us to change our plans]

formal :to pretend that a false behavior or feeling is natural or genuine

She affected indifference [=she pretended that she did not care], though she was deeply hurt.

He affected (a look of) surprise. [=he pretended to be surprised]

She affects [=feigns] a warm friendly manner.

He affected [=faked] a French accent.

* Các từ tương tự:
affectation, affected, affecting, affection, affectionate