effect
Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛkt/
The English word “effect” has 13 meanings listed here.
noun
- The result or outcome of a cause.
- Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
- Execution; performance; realization; operation.
- The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
- An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
- An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
- A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
- An influence or causal association between two variables.
- Belongings, usually as personal effects.
- Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
- Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
- Manifestation; expression; sign.
verb
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