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• affect vs effect —   Affect and effect are two words that are commonly confused.   affect is usually a verb (action) effect is usually a noun (thing)   Hint: If it s something you re going to do, use affect. If it s something you ve already done, use effect.   To… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• affect vs effect —   Affect and effect are two words that are commonly confused.   affect is usually a verb (action) effect is usually a noun (thing)   Hint: If it s something you re going to do, use affect. If it s something you ve already done, use effect.   To… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• affect - effect — ◊ affect Affect is a verb. To affect someone or something means to change or influence them in some way. ...the ways in which computers can affect our lives. The disease affected Jane s lungs. ◊ effect …   Useful english dictionary

• affect — simulate, *assume, pretend, feign, counterfeit, sham affect 1 Affect, influence, touch, impress, strike, sway are more or less closely synonymous when they mean to produce or to have an effect upon a person or upon a thing capable of a reaction.… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• affect — affect, effect 1. These two words are often confused. It should be remembered that effect is most common as a noun meaning ‘a result or consequence’ • (In England, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever Oscar Wilde) and that affect… …   Modern English usage

• affect — I UK [əˈfekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms affect : present tense I/you/we/they affect he/she/it affects present participle affecting past tense affected past participle affected *** 1) to change or influence something. If something affects… …   English dictionary

• affect — verb (T) 1 to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something: a disease that affects the central nervous system | emergency relief for the areas affected by the hurricane 2 (usually passive) to make someone feel strong… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• affect — {{11}}affect (n.) late 14c., mental state, from Latin noun use of affectus furnished, supplied, endowed, figuratively disposed, constituted, inclined, pp. of afficere to do; treat, use, manage, handle; act on; have influence on, do something to,… …   Etymology dictionary

• affect — af|fect [ ə fekt ] verb transitive *** 1. ) to change or influence something. If something affects something else, it has an effect on it: Did the newspapers really affect the outcome of the election? It is known that poor housing significantly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• affect —    by Felicity J.Colman   Watch me: affection is the intensity of colour in a sunset on a dry and cold autumn evening. Kiss me: affect is that indescribable moment before the registration of the audible, visual, and tactile transformations… …   The Deleuze dictionary

• affect —    by Felicity J.Colman   Watch me: affection is the intensity of colour in a sunset on a dry and cold autumn evening. Kiss me: affect is that indescribable moment before the registration of the audible, visual, and tactile transformations… …   The Deleuze dictionary