effect
/ɪˈfɛkt/ verb C2- To make or bring about; to implement. · The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.· The election has affected our society, for it has effected major changes in the government.
He/she/it effects · Past effected · Past participle effected · -ing form effecting
Verb forms
- Base form
- effect
- He/she/it
- effects
- Past
- effected
- Past participle
- effected
- -ing form
- effecting
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Various rumors were afloat to the effect that the owners of the Pharaon had promised to attend the nuptial feast; but all seemed unanimous in doubting that an act of such rare and exceeding condescension could possibly be intended.
Inspector MacDonald had sent up a note to the effect that he would wait upon Mrs.
During this conversation, Dantès, after having exchanged a cheerful shake of the hand with all his sympathizing friends, had surrendered himself to the officer sent to arrest him, merely saying, “Make yourselves quite easy, my good fellows, there is some little mistake to clear up, that’s all, depend upon it; and very likely I may not have to go so far as the prison to effect that.”
“The truth is,” replied Dantès, “that I am too happy for noisy mirth; if that is what you meant by your observation, my worthy friend, you are right; joy takes a strange effect at times, it seems to oppress us almost the same as sorrow.”
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