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1. : something that inevitably follows an antecedent (such as a cause or agent) : result, outcome. the effects of the policy. the health effects of exercise. a cumulative effect. a cause and effect relationship. suffered no ill effects from the treatment. My comment had the effect of ending the conversation.
effects [ plural ] (also special effects) B1. lighting, sounds, and objects that are specially produced for the stage or a film and are intended to make something that does not exist seem real: This is a movie worth seeing for its effects alone. See more.
Affect and effect are two of the most commonly confused words in English, but don’t worry—we’ll help you keep them straight. The basic difference is this: affect is usually a verb, and effect is usually a noun.
5 days ago · A person's effects are the things that they have with them at a particular time, for example when they are arrested or admitted to hospital, or the things that they owned when they died.
Effects definition: goods; movables; personal property.. See examples of EFFECTS used in a sentence.
something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin. Synonyms: issue, outcome. power to produce results; efficacy; force; influence: His protest had no effect.
Definitions of effect. noun. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. “the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise”. synonyms: consequence, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot. see more. noun. a symptom caused by an illness or a medication. “the effects of sleep loss”.
Synonyms for EFFECT: outcome, result, resultant, consequence, product, matter of course, aftermath, issue; Antonyms of EFFECT: cause, reason, consideration, factor, occasion, basis, base, ground.
Definition of effect noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. : a change that results when something is done or happens : an event, condition, or state of affairs that is produced by a cause. [count] The defeat had a terrible effect [= impact] on the team's spirits. He now needs more of the drug to achieve/get/produce the same effect.
