/ɪˈfekt/
Translation
The change that happens because of something else.
Word origin
From Latin efficere, meaning to bring about, made of ex- (out) and facere (to make).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- efficere
- English cognates
- effective, efficient
Grammar
Examples
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The change came soon after taking it.
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Here the rain makes the garden change.
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Careful: "effect" is a noun, but "affect" is a verb.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Cleft sentences in English: it was X who, what I need is, and how to move the emphasis
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Present perfect tense: rules, examples and when to use it
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