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take effect

take ef·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyk ih-fekt]
    • /teɪk ɪˈfɛkt/
    • /teɪk ɪˈfekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyk ih-fekt]
    • /teɪk ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of take effect words

  • noun take effect something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin. 1
  • noun take effect power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence: His protest had no effect. 1
  • noun take effect the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment: to bring a plan into effect. 1
  • noun take effect a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech. 1
  • noun take effect meaning or sense; purpose or intention: She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect. 1
  • noun take effect the making of a desired impression: We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect. 1

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Origin of take effect

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin effectus the carrying out (of a task, etc.), hence, that which is achieved, outcome, equivalent to effec- (variant stem of efficere to make, carry out; ef- ef- + -ficere, combining form of facere to do1) + -tus suffix of v. action

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Parts of speech for Take effect

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

take effect popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for take effect

verb take effect

  • act — When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
  • become of — to happen to; be the fate of
  • crop up — If something crops up, it appears or happens, usually unexpectedly.
  • do one's thing — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
  • downed — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.

Antonyms for take effect

verb take effect

  • idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.

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