Confused words. 2014.
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 / effect — Affect is most often used as a verb meaning to influence and change : The president s speech affected his views of the upcoming election. The verb effect means to cause : Batting her eyes so flirtatiously effected a strong desire in… … Confused words
affect, effect — These words have slightly different pronunciations and quite different meanings. Affect is always a verb (except for one use as a noun in psychology) and means to influence, to cause a response : This article will affect my thinking. Affect also… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
affect, effect — As a verb, affect means to influence ( Smoking may affect your health ) or to adopt a pose or manner ( She affected ignorance ). Effect as a verb means to accomplish ( The prisoners effected an escape ). As a noun, the word needed is almost… … Dictionary of troublesome word
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
effect — 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 — 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
effect — See affect. See affect, effect … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
affect — See affect, effect … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
