effect

[ɪˈfekt]

Definition:
1. A change that somebody or something causes.
2. A result.
3. A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.

Use 'effect' in a sentence:

1. The announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.
2. The fonts can be sized according to what effect you want.
3. He told me to leave ─ or words to that effect.
4. They had seriously miscalculated the effect of inflation.
5. The effect is almost impossible to describe.
6. Mr Morris feels the museum is using advertising to good effect.
7. The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended.
8. The consensus is that risk factors have an accumulative effect.
9. His words had exactly the opposite effect.
10. The effects will last for the whole of his life.
11. For maximum effect do the exercises every day.
12. One side effect of modern life is stress.
13. I can certainly feel the effects of too many late nights.
14. She told me to get out ─ or words to that effect.
15. Her words had a magical effect on us.
16. The industry is feeling the effects of recent price rises.
17. The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
18. We warned them, but to no effect.
19. Legislation to that effect created fierce controversy both in Parliament and outside.
20. Unemployment is having a corrosive effect on our economy.
21. Lack of money will have an adverse effect on our research programme.
22. The specific impact of the greenhouse effect is unknowable.
23. There is mounting evidence of serious effects on people's health.
24. In effect, the two systems are identical.
25. The effects of the drug will soon wear off.
26. Cities have a powerful magnetizing effect on young people.
27. The overall effect of the painting is overwhelming.
28. The news had a destabilizing effect on the stock market.
29. The stage lighting gives the effect of a moonlit scene.
30. This drug is known to have adverse side effects.
31. Does television have an effect on children's behaviour?
32. The price increase has had no perceptible effect on sales.
33. The medicine did not achieve the desired effect.
34. Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.
35. New controls come into effect next month.
36. The calming effect seemed to last for about ten minutes.
37. Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.
38. Overseas investment has had a positive effect on exports.
39. The colour green has a restful effect.
40. They hope to effect a reconciliation.
41. She is unconscious of the effect she has on people.
42. It's difficult to make accurate predictions about the effects on the environment.
43. A circular to this effect will be issued in the next few weeks.
44. It is up to the regulating authority to put the measures into effect.
45. Modern farming methods can have an adverse effect on the environment.
46. I tried to persuade him, but with little or no effect.
47. The effect has proved hard to reproduce.
48. the effect of heat on metal.
49. The play had excellent sound and lighting effects.
50. This effect is particularly noticeable in younger patients.
51. His voice had an almost hypnotic effect.
52. The new law takes effect from tomorrow.
53. Her criticisms had the effect of discouraging him completely.
54. He left a note to the effect that he would not be coming back.
55. The drug has some bad side effects.
56. The price of the Saturday edition is going up with effect from 3 November.
57. Despite her ordeal, she seems to have suffered no ill effects .
58. Mr Charles complained, to no effect.
59. Fifthly, we need to consider the effect on the local population.
60. The aspirins soon take effect.
61. My father's death had a profound effect on us all.