verb
1 influence
ADVERB
▪ dramatically , greatly , materially , radically ( esp. BrE ), significantly
▪ positively
▪ barely , hardly , not unduly
▪
Sales did not seem unduly ~ed.
▪ slightly
▪ clearly
▪ directly , indirectly
▪ disproportionately
▪ adversely , badly , negatively , seriously , severely
VERB + AFFECT
▪ be likely to
▪
developments that are likely to ~ the environment
2 make sb sad/angry
ADVERB
▪ deeply , profoundly
▪
Her death ~ed him deeply.
Affect is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ ban , ↑ bias , ↑ change , ↑ depression , ↑ disaster , ↑ disease , ↑ disorder , ↑ drought , ↑ erosion , ↑ factor , ↑ gene , ↑ illness , ↑ influence , ↑ injury , ↑ issue , ↑ mutation , ↑ policy , ↑ politics , ↑ restriction , ↑ syndrome , ↑ tragedy , ↑ violence
Affect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ability , ↑ accent , ↑ balance , ↑ behaviour , ↑ business , ↑ climate , ↑ commerce , ↑ coordination , ↑ course , ↑ decision , ↑ development , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ election , ↑ environment , ↑ extent , ↑ fate , ↑ flow , ↑ frequency , ↑ growth , ↑ health , ↑ hearing , ↑ joint , ↑ likelihood , ↑ livelihood , ↑ mood , ↑ morale , ↑ nonchalance , ↑ organ , ↑ outcome , ↑ perception , ↑ performance , ↑ practice , ↑ preference , ↑ probability , ↑ process , ↑ productivity , ↑ quality , ↑ recovery , ↑ response , ↑ result , ↑ right , ↑ situation , ↑ success , ↑ survival , ↑ taste , ↑ view , ↑ well-being