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effect

1 effect ˈfɛkt/ noun
plural effects
1 effect
ˈfɛkt/
noun
plural effects
Britannica Dictionary definition of EFFECT
: a change that results when something is done or happens : an event, condition, or state of affairs that is produced by a cause
[count]
[noncount]
◊ If something has an effect on something or someone, it changes or influences that thing or person in some way.
see also domino effect, greenhouse effect, ripple effect, side effect, snowball effect, placebo effect at placebo
[count] : a particular feeling or mood created by something
◊ Something that is done for effect is done in a deliberate way to produce a particular feeling or reaction.
[count] : an image or a sound that is created in television, radio, or movies to imitate something real : special effect usually plural
[noncount] : the state of something that is actually working or operating
◊ If a law or something like a law takes effect, comes into effect, or goes into effect, it begins to work or to be enforced.
◊ If a drug or something like a drug takes effect, it begins to produce the results it is meant to produce.
◊ To give effect to something or to carry/bring/put something into effect is to make it begin doing what it was intended to do.
effects [plural] : personal property or possessions

in effect

used to say that one thing has the same effect or result as something else

to good effect

◊ If you use something to good/great/fine/outstanding (etc.) effect, you use it in a way that produces good results.

to little/no effect

◊ If something is done to little effect or to no effect, it produces little or no change.

to that effect

or to the effect that
used to indicate that the meaning of words is roughly correct even if the words themselves are not completely accurate
2 effect ˈfɛkt/ verb
effects; effected; effecting
2 effect
ˈfɛkt/
verb
effects; effected; effecting
Britannica Dictionary definition of EFFECT
[+ object] formal
: to cause (something) : to make (something) happen
: to cause (something) to produce the desired result
Usage see: affect