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to affect
01
to cause a change in a person, thing, etc.
Transitive: to affect sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
affect
3rd person singular
affects
Present participle
affecting
Past simple
affected
Past participle
affected
Examples
The sudden loss of her job profoundly affected her emotional well-being.
02
to cause illness or medical conditions in an individual
Transitive: to affect sb
Examples
The flu virus can quickly affect individuals, causing symptoms such as fever, cough, and fatigue.
03
to display or express an emotion, attitude, or demeanor that is not genuinely felt
Transitive: to affect an emotion or attitude
Examples
During the job interview, he tried to affect confidence, although he felt nervous inside.
04
to produce an emotional or cognitive influence or impact on someone or something
Transitive: to affect sb
Examples
The touching documentary about resilience and hope deeply affected the viewers.
Affect
01
the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
affects
Lexical Tree
affected
affecting
affection
affect
