ALL meanings of in effect
in ef·fect
I i - noun in 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 in effect power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence: His protest had no effect. 1
- noun in effect the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment: to bring a plan into effect. 1
- noun in effect a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech. 1
- noun in effect meaning or sense; purpose or intention: She disapproved of the proposal and wrote to that effect. 1
- noun in effect the making of a desired impression: We had the feeling that the big, expensive car was only for effect. 1
- noun in effect an illusory phenomenon: a three-dimensional effect. 1
- noun in effect a real phenomenon (usually named for its discoverer): the Doppler effect. 1
- noun in effect special effects. 1
- verb with object in effect to produce as an effect; bring about; accomplish; make happen: The new machines finally effected the transition to computerized accounting last spring. 1
- idioms in effect in effect, for practical purposes; virtually: His silence was in effect a confirmation of the rumor. essentially; basically. operating or functioning; in force: The plan is now in effect. 1
- idioms in effect take effect, to go into operation; begin to function. to produce a result: The prescribed medicine failed to take effect. 1
- adverb in effect to all intents and purposes 1
- noun in effect See affect1. 1
- phrase in effect You add in effect to a statement or opinion that is not precisely accurate, but which you feel is a reasonable description or summary of a particular situation. 0
- noun in effect in fact; actually 0
- noun in effect for all practical purposes 0
- noun in effect in result; actually; in fact 0
- noun in effect in essence; virtually 0
- noun in effect in operation; in force 0
- adjective in effect Operating or functioning; in force; in play. 0
- adjective in effect Actually, practically. 0
- adverb in effect For all practical purposes; in practice; virtually; essentially; basically. 0