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.