affect
gb/ˈæfɛkt/ us/ˈæfɛkt/
B1
Engleză
~ 800
befolyásol, hatással van, meghat, megindít, megérint, színlel, tettet, úgy tesz, mintha, affektus, érzelmi kifejeződés
VERB
B1
1
befolyásol
B1
hatással van
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
to affect [something/someone]
The new law will affect how small businesses operate.
Az új törvény hatással lesz a kisvállalkozások működésére.
His words deeply affected her mood.
Szavai mélyen hatottak a hangulatára.
Poor weather conditions affected the outcome of the game.
The medication may affect your ability to drive.
Economic changes can affect everyone in the country.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The rain will affect our trip.
Az eső befolyásolni fogja az utazásunkat.
Her smile affects me a lot.
A mosolya nagy hatással van rám.
Loud noise affects my baby.
Cold weather affects plants.
This news will affect the team.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'affect' (verb) with 'effect' (noun). 'Affect' is an action; 'effect' is a result.
Sens
to influence or change something
Colocații
affect performance
|affect health
|affect results
|affect mood
|affect decision
Sinonime
influence (Often suggests a more indirect or subtle effect than 'affect'.)
Antonime
leave alone (Means to not change or influence something.)
Teme
general
|emotions
|science
|society
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To make someone or something change in some way.
To produce an effect on someone or something, causing a change in their state, behavior, or condition.
VERB
B2
FORMAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
to affect [someone] deeply/emotionally
The tragic story affected everyone in the room.
Her kindness affected me more than I expected.
The film's ending deeply affected the audience.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The sad movie affected me.
Her words affected him a lot.
The music affected my feelings.
Sens
to cause an emotional response
Colocații
affect deeply
|affect emotionally
|affect profoundly
Sinonime
touch (More informal and often warmer in tone than 'affect'.)
Antonime
leave unmoved (To have no emotional impact on someone.)
Teme
emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To make someone feel strong emotions.
To cause someone to feel strong emotions.
VERB
C1
FORMAL
3
Tipar de utilizare:
to affect [an emotion/manner/accent]
He affected ignorance of the whole matter.
Úgy tett, mintha semmit sem tudna az egész ügyről.
She affected a cheerful manner despite her worries.
Aggodalmai ellenére vidám viselkedést színlelt.
They affected a casual attitude toward the news.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He affected a smile, but he was sad.
Mosolyt erőltetett magára, de szomorú volt.
She affected surprise when she heard the news.
Meglepetést színlelt, amikor meghallotta a hírt.
They affected interest in the game.
Sens
to pretend to have a feeling or quality
Colocații
affect ignorance
|affect surprise
|affect a British accent
Sinonime
feign ('Feign' is more literary and formal.)
Antonime
display genuinely (To show real feelings rather than pretending.)
Teme
behavior
|communication
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To pretend to have a feeling or quality.
To put on a false appearance of having or feeling something.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
4
affektus
C2
The patient displayed a flat affect during the interview.
A páciens az interjú során ellaposodott affektust mutatott.
Blunted affect can be a symptom of depression.
Az eltompult affektus a depresszió tünete lehet.
Her affect was bright and engaging.
Exemple pentru cursanți
The man had a flat affect.
A férfi ellaposodott affektust mutatott.
His affect was happy today.
Ma vidám affektust mutatott.
The doctor saw her affect was sad.
Sens
an observable expression of emotion (psychology)
Colocații
blunted affect
|flat affect
|restricted affect
Sinonime
emotional expression (More general term; not limited to psychology context.)
Antonime
emotional suppression (The act of hiding or holding back one's emotions.)
Teme
psychology
|health
|emotions
|science
Definiție
In psychology, how a person shows their feelings by face, voice, or actions.
In psychology, an observable manifestation of emotion as expressed through facial expressions, voice, and behavior.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
affect
IPA
GB/ˈæfɛkt/
US/ˈæfɛkt/
Silabe și accent
af - fect (2 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (af)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: affect
- Plural: affect, affects
Verb
- Base: affect
- 3rd Person Singular: affects
- Present Participle: affecting
- Past: affected
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
affects
noun
affecting
verb
affected
verb
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
ineffective
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
affective
adjective
affectation
noun C1
Expresii
affect change
1/əfˈɛkt t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
formal
to cause change to happen
To make something change or to help change happen.
Exemple
- Community efforts can affect change in local policies.
- She joined the group to help affect change in education.
affect the outcome
1/əfˈɛkt ðə ˈaʊtkˌʌm/
fixed phrase
to influence the final result
To make a difference in how something ends or turns out.
Exemple
- Weather conditions may affect the outcome of the match.
- His decision could greatly affect the outcome of the negotiations.