Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - affect
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Affect
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~ S1 W1 v 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 emotions (How will the tax affect people on low incomes? | We were all deeply affected by the news of her death.) 3 formal to pretend to have a particular feeling, way of speaking etc (Simon affected boredom to make me think he didn't care. | to affect a foreign accent) ( USAGE NOTE: AFFECT WORD CHOICE: ~, effect ^~ is the usual verb and effect is the usual noun How do you think the changes will affect (v) you? (NOT affect on/to/in you). What effect (n) do you think the changes will have on you? The verb effect is fairly formal and is only used in particular meanings, for example, you might effect changes or a plan of action (=make them happen). It does not mean the same as ~. )
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(affects, affecting, affected) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way. Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries... ...the worst-affected areas of Somalia. VERB: V n, V-ed 2. If a disease affects someone, it causes them to become ill. Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world. = afflict VERB: V n 3. If something or someone affects you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity. The divorce affected Jim deeply... VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~us, from afficere Date: 14th century 1. obsolete feeling, ~ion 2. the conscious subjective aspect of an emotion considered apart from bodily changes; also a set of observable manifestations of a subjectively experienced emotion patients…showed perfectly normal reactions and ~s — Oliver Sacks Usage: see effect II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French ~er, from Latin ~are, frequentative of afficere to influence, from ad- + facere to do — more at do Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic to aim at 2. a. archaic to have ~ion for b. to be given to ; fancy ~ flashy clothes 3. to make a display of liking or using ; cultivate ~ a worldly manner 4. to put on a pretense of ; feign ~ indifference, though deeply hurt 5. to tend toward drops of water ~ roundness 6. frequent intransitive verb obsolete incline 2 Synonyms: see assume Usage: see effect III. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from ~us, past participle of afficere Date: 15th century to produce an effect upon: as a. to produce a material influence upon or alteration in paralysis ~ed his limbs b. to act upon (as a person or a person's mind or feelings) so as to effect a response ; influence Usage: see effect • ~ability noun • ~able adjective Synonyms: ~, influence, touch, impress, strike, sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. ~ implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction the sight ~ed her to tears. influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior) our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing. touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming plants touched by frost his emotions were touched by her distress. impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect only one of the plans impressed him. strike similar to but weaker than impress, may convey the notion of sudden...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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гл. 1) (воз)действовать на кого-л., влиять 2) задевать, затрагивать (интересы) 3) отражаться, сказываться на AFFECT влиять; наносить ущерб – as affected – to affect a right ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1) аффект; эмоциональная реакция 2) поражение; повреждение; поражать (напр. о болезни) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. психол. аффект 2. (воз)действовать; влиять the climate has affected his health —- этот климат повлиял на его здоровье to affect public opinion —- оказать влияние на общественное мнение it affects me personally —- это имеет ко мне прямое отношение, это касается меня лично 3. волновать, трогать the news affected him greatly —- это известие на него сильно подействовало to affect smb. to tears —- растрогать кого-л до слез he was not affected by the play —- пьеса его не тронула, пьеса оставила его равнодушным 4. вредить, наносить ущерб; плохо отражаться, задевать to affect smb.'s interests —- задевать чьи-л интересы smoking affects health —- курить вредно для здоровья 5. мед. поражать to affect smb.'s heart —- подействовать кому-л на сердце; отразиться на чьем-л сердце smb.'s lungs are affected —- затронуты легкие 6. притворяться, прикидываться; делать вид, принимать вид to affect ignorance —- притворяться незнающим he affected illness not to go to work —- он симулировал болезнь, чтобы не идти на работу to affect composure —- напускать на себя показное спокойствие to affect the freethinker —- изображать из себя вольнодумца he affected not to hear me —- он сделал вид, что не слышал меня 7. имитировать, копировать, подражать to affect a Southern accent —- говорить с нарочитым южным акцентом 8. часто употреблять: любить to affect...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun psych. аффект Syn: see emotion 2. v. 1) действовать на кого-л.; воздействовать, влиять 2) трогать, волновать the news affected him - известие взволновало его 3) задевать, затрагивать to affect the interest - затрагивать интересы to affect the character - порочить репутацию 4) поражать (о болезни) affected by cold - простуженный II v. 1) притворяться, делать вид, прикидываться to affect ignorance - прикидываться незнающим 2) любить, предпочитать что-л. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1410, from L. affectus, pp. of afficere "act on, have influence on," a verb of broad meaning, from ad- "to" + facere "do." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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