Effect - English meaning

verb

Achieve or complete successfully.

Usage examples:

The planes accomplished their mission

verb

To do or finish something successfully; achieve something

Usage examples:

On retiring from the congress, he said he had accomplished everything he set out to do.

verb

To finish something successfully or to achieve something

Usage examples:

The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes., she accomplished such a lot during he…

noun

An additional item of dress or equipment.

Usage examples:

The accoutrements of religious ritual

noun

The equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life

verb

Successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage.

Usage examples:

He achieved his ambition to become a press photographer

verb

Gain with effort

verb

To succeed in finishing something or reaching an aim, especially after a lot of work or effort

Usage examples:

The government's training policy, he claimed, was achieving its objectives., she finally achieved h…

noun

The consequences or after-effects of a significant unpleasant event.

Usage examples:

Food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought

noun

The period following an event, such as an accident or war, and the effects caused by the event

Usage examples:

We all worked together in the aftermath of the earthquake.

noun

The period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes

Usage examples:

Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.

noun

An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living.

Usage examples:

The appurtenances of consumer culture

noun

A possession or piece of property that is considered to be a typical feature of a particular way of living

Usage examples:

Books and laptops are among the appurtenances of student life.

verb

Succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for).

Usage examples:

Clarify your objectives and ways of attaining them

verb

Gain with effort

verb

To reach or succeed in getting something

Usage examples:

He has attained the highest grade in his music exams., we need to identify the best ways of attaini…

noun

Suitcases and bags containing personal belongings packed for travelling; luggage.

Usage examples:

We collected our baggage before clearing customs

noun

An examination to test or ascertain accuracy, quality, or satisfactory condition.

Usage examples:

A campaign calling for regular checks on gas appliances

noun

The bags that you take with you when you travel; luggage

Usage examples:

How many pieces of baggage do you have?, everybody brings their own baggage to viewing a work of art.

plural noun

A person's movable possessions.

Usage examples:

She didn't have much baggage with her as most of her belongings had been sent ahead by sea

noun

The things that a person owns, especially those that can be carried

Usage examples:

I put a few personal belongings in a bag and left the house for the last time.

phrasal verb

Be successful; achieve a goal

phrasal verb

To succeed in doing something difficult

Usage examples:

Terry brought off the presentation without a hitch.

phrasal verb

To succeed in doing something difficult

Usage examples:

It was an important event, and she's managed to bring it off brilliantly.

noun

(in general use) a personal possession.

Usage examples:

There is no talk of compulsory acquisition or compensation: they are being forced to leave their ho…

noun

A personal possession

Usage examples:

He treated his wife as little more than a chattel., goods and chattels

adjective

Having all the necessary or appropriate parts.

Usage examples:

A complete list of courses offered by the university

verb

Finish making or doing.

Usage examples:

He completed his phd in 1993

verb

Having all necessary qualities

noun

The end or finish of an event, process, or text.

Usage examples:

The conclusion of world war two

noun

A decision made after a lot of consideration

Usage examples:

Dr. gille couldn’t reach any conclusions based on the symptoms i described., [ + that clause ] we c…

noun

A decision or judgment that is made after careful thought

Usage examples:

The findings and conclusions of the report are simply guidelines, not rulings., reach/come to/draw …

adjective

Naturally accompanying or associated.

Usage examples:

She loved travel, with all its concomitant worries

noun

A phenomenon that naturally accompanies or follows something.

Usage examples:

He sought promotion without the necessary concomitant of hard work

noun

Something that happens with something else and is connected with it

Usage examples:

Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age., any increase in students means a concomitant i…

noun

The manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.

Usage examples:

They were arrested for disorderly conduct

verb

Organize and carry out.

Usage examples:

In the second trial he conducted his own defence

verb

Direct the performance of (a piece of music or an orchestra, choir, etc.).

Usage examples:

The concert is to be conducted by sir simon rattle

noun

A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Abrupt withdrawal of drug treatment can have serious consequences

noun

A result of an action or situation, esp. (in the plural) a bad result

Usage examples:

For someone who is old and weak, the consequences of a broken hip can be serious., last summer ther…

noun

A result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient

Usage examples:

Serious consequences not making a will can have serious consequences for your children and other fa…

verb

Make (a marriage or relationship) complete by having sexual intercourse.

Usage examples:

They did not consummate their marriage until months after it took place

adjective

Showing great skill and flair.

Usage examples:

She dressed with consummate elegance

adjective

Perfect; complete in every way

Usage examples:

Consummate skill, the deal was consummated with a handshake.

noun

A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.

Usage examples:

For these angles, the contradiction used to prove the corollary does not arise.

adjective

Forming a proposition that follows from one already proved.

Usage examples:

The british journal new theatre quarterly has even run a series of articles discussing the theatric…

noun

Something that results from something else

Usage examples:

Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society.

noun

The highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time.

Usage examples:

The deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation

noun

The point at which an event or series of events ends, having developed until it reaches this point

Usage examples:

Winning first prize was the culmination of years of practice and hard work., the book was a fitting…

noun

The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Usage examples:

The film's denouement was unsatisfying and ambiguous

noun

The final part of a work of literature, after the climax (= the most important or exciting part)

noun

The end of a story, in which everything is explained, or the end result of a situation

verb

Tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation.

Usage examples:

They stressed that staff would not be actively discharging anyone and no programme was in place to …

noun

The action of discharging someone from a hospital or from the armed forces or police.

Usage examples:

Referrals can be discussed before discharge from hospital

verb

To allow someone to leave

Usage examples:

Allen was discharged from the hospital yesterday., [ i ] the soapy water from the washing machine w…

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

noun

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will ) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

noun

Variant spelling of doh1.

noun

A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.

Usage examples:

This is important to the engineers who design and build products, because it gives them a tool to d…

verb

Design and build (a machine or structure).

Usage examples:

The men who engineered the tunnel

noun

A person specially trained to design and build machines, structures, and other things, including bridges, roads, vehicles, and buildings

Usage examples:

He is an engineer at a large electronics company., the bridge is engineered to withstand an earthqu…

verb

Put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect.

Usage examples:

The corporation executed a series of financial deals

verb

To do or perform something planned

Usage examples:

Now that we have approval, we can go ahead and execute the plan.

verb

To do or perform something in a planned way

Usage examples:

Local authority officials will check that the work is being executed according to the plans submitt…

verb

Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.

Usage examples:

They were straining to finish the job

noun

An end or final part or stage of something.

Usage examples:

A bowl of raspberries was the perfect finish to the meal

verb

To come to an end

Usage examples:

[ i ] the meeting should finish at four o’clock., [ t ] if you’ll let me finish my sentence, i’ll e…

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

verb

Achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted).

Usage examples:

He wouldn't be able to fulfil his ambition to visit naples

verb

To do something that is necessary, or to cause it to happen

Usage examples:

Fulfil a contract we're suing our suppliers for failing to fulfil their contract., fulfil a duty/an…

verb

To do something that is expected, hoped for, or promised, or to cause it to happen

Usage examples:

Fulfil a need/requirement a school fails if it does not fulfil the needs/requirements of its pupils…

noun

A toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels).

Usage examples:

A racing bike with ten-speed gears

verb

Prepare, adjust, or equip for a particular purpose or need.

Usage examples:

They gear workouts to your specific needs

noun

(in a machine) a wheel having pointed parts around the edge that come together with similar parts of other wheels to control how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine

Usage examples:

[ u ] use second gear going up a steep hill., camping gear, [ t ] our program is geared to the need…

plural noun

Merchandise or possessions.

Usage examples:

Imports of luxury goods

plural noun

Items for sale, or possessions that can be moved

Usage examples:

They sell leather goods such as wallets, purses, and briefcases.

noun

Things for sale, or the things that you own

Usage examples:

There is a 25% discount on all electrical goods until the end of the week., fake/counterfeit goods …

noun

The things that you own other than land and buildings

noun

Suitcases or other bags in which to pack personal belongings for travelling.

Usage examples:

Upon landing, we waited and waited for our luggage

noun

The bags or other containers that you take your possessions in when traveling; baggage

Usage examples:

The luggage of our tour group was piled up next to the bus.

noun

All the bags that you take with you when you travel

Usage examples:

Once you have collected your luggage and come through customs, please make your way to the arrivals…

verb

Be in charge of (a business, organization, or undertaking); run.

Usage examples:

Their elder son managed the farm

verb

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

verb

To succeed in doing something, esp. something difficult

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the pilot managed to land the plane safely., [ + to infinitive ] we managed to …

phrasal verb

To happen or become known to happen in a particular way

Usage examples:

She assured him that everything would turn out all right., it turns out (that) ray had borrowed the…

phrasal verb

To produce or make something, often in large quantities

Usage examples:

The factory couldn't turn out enough units to meet the christmas demand.

noun

The way a thing turns out; a consequence.

Usage examples:

It is the outcome of the vote that counts

noun

The result or effect of an action, situation, or event

Usage examples:

It’s too early to predict the outcome of the election.

noun

The result or effect of an action, situation, etc.

Usage examples:

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

noun

Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

Usage examples:

Drills, saws, and other paraphernalia necessary for home improvements

noun

A collection of objects, esp. equipment needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

Photography paraphernalia

noun

All the objects needed for or connected with a particular activity

Usage examples:

We sell pots, gloves, seeds and other gardening paraphernalia., bags of cocaine and all sorts of dr…

verb

Carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function).

Usage examples:

I have my duties to perform

verb

Get done

verb

To do an action or piece of work

Usage examples:

[ t ] the operation was performed with the patient under general anesthesia., [ i ] the car perform…

verb

Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).

Usage examples:

A crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

A thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively.

Usage examples:

She wanted oliver and his property out of her flat

noun

A thing or things owned by someone; a possession or possessions

Usage examples:

[ u ] the books are the property of the public library., [ c ] he owns some valuable waterfront pro…

noun

An object or objects that belong to someone

Usage examples:

They haven't yet learnt to respect people's property., accepting stolen property is against the law…

noun

A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.

Usage examples:

Any change is bound to have legal ramifications

noun

The possible result of a decision or action

Usage examples:

Have you considered all the ramifications of changing careers at this stage of your life?

noun

Something done, felt, or thought in response to a situation or event.

Usage examples:

My immediate reaction was one of relief

noun

Behavior, a feeling, or an action that is a direct result of something else

Usage examples:

My initial reaction was to call off the party., senator, what is your reaction to the proposal to c…

noun

The way that something happens, or that someone does something, as a result of something else

Usage examples:

Reaction to sth we've seen little market reaction to the latest inflation figures., reaction agains…

verb

Become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.

Usage examples:

He realized his mistake at once

verb

Be fully aware or cognizant of

verb

To become aware of or understand a situation

Usage examples:

He realized the store would be closing in a few minutes., [ + (that) clause ] suddenly i realized (…

noun

An unintended consequence of an event or action, especially an unwelcome one.

Usage examples:

The move would have grave repercussions for the entire region

noun

The usually bad effect of an event, action, or decision

Usage examples:

The repercussions of her comments could be serious.

noun

The effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect

Usage examples:

Have repercussions for sb/sth this case is likely to have repercussions for employees., the nation'…

noun

A thing that is caused or produced by something else; a consequence or outcome.

Usage examples:

The tower collapsed as a result of safety violations

verb

Occur or follow as the consequence of something.

Usage examples:

Anger may result from an argument

noun

Something that happens or exists because of something else

Usage examples:

The mayor says crime is lower as a result of good police work., a lot of people survived the crash …

noun

Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

Usage examples:

Electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation

phrase

Effects that spread and affect a lot of people

Usage examples:

Have reverberations this move is likely to have reverberations throughout the health service., thes…

noun

Waste material; refuse or litter.

Usage examples:

Householders may be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish

verb

Criticize severely and reject as worthless.

Usage examples:

He rubbished the idea of a european community-wide carbon tax

adjective

Very bad; worthless or useless.

Usage examples:

People might say i was a rubbish manager

noun

A published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues the story or develops the theme of an earlier one.

Usage examples:

The sequel to home alone

noun

A book, movie, or play that continues the story of a previous work

Usage examples:

Sequels to movies like "jaws" and "superman" have become big business in the film industry.

noun

A book, film, or play that continues the story of a previous book, etc.

Usage examples:

The movie sequel did even better at the box office than the original., a sequel to sth yesterday's …

exclamation

Thank you.

Usage examples:

‘ta,’ said willie gratefully

abbreviation

(in the uk) territorial army.

Usage examples:

An officer in ta

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 73, a hard silver-grey metal of the transition series.

noun

The action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated.

Usage examples:

The termination of a contract

noun

The act of ending something, or the end of something

Usage examples:

Executive directors are entitled to 12 months' notice of termination of their contracts., all benef…

noun

The final or eventual outcome or conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events.

Usage examples:

The upshot of the meeting was that he was on the next plane to new york

noun

Something that happens as a result of other actions, events, or decisions

Usage examples:

The upshot of the discussions was that no one will be laid off.