Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for affect. Search instead for affenvogt.
Definitions
Trivia Time
Affect (in the noun sense) is commonly studied in which field?

affect

[uh-fekt, af-ekt] / əˈfɛkt, ˈæf ɛkt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

“One-way tickets all the way up to the weekend tickets? That will affect a lot of people. … It’s more money to fork out for the same ride.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

“It will affect us because big ships will be passing through so there will be more restrictions, and we would need to go much further to fish,” said Omar Lali, a 27-year-old fisherman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

AI models are popping up more and more across social media and advertising, but how might this affect body image?

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

That observation could be important for future cancer research because treatments that alter leucine related pathways may affect both healthy cells and tumor cells in different ways.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

All of these things affect how much time the note is given in the music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

How much that reflects larger social, cultural and economic pathologies and whether it affects regular people’s lives in any meaningful way is a complicated question.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Alzheimer's disease gradually damages memory, thinking, and behavior and affects more than 7 million older adults in the United States.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

This commonly affects people who have cancers that involve the lymph system or who've had treatment involving the lymph nodes.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, this approach affects only track and field and not team sports.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The problem nevertheless exists and it affects significant numbers of the population.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




Vocabulary lists containing affect


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training