transcription, транскрипция: [ əfekt ]
( affects, affecting, affected)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries...
...the worst-affected areas of Somalia.
VERB : V n , V-ed
2.
If a disease affects someone, it causes them to become ill.
Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world.
= afflict
VERB : V n
3.
If something or someone affects you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity.
The divorce affected Jim deeply...
VERB : V n