Definition of to affect in English English dictionary: assay; come over
It was then that a great pity came over me for this thin shadow of man; thinking rather what a fine, tall gentleman Colonel Mohune had once been, and a good soldier no doubt besides, than that he had wasted a noble estate and played traitor to the king.; To move to emotion
He was deeply affected by the themes in the play.; To feel affection for; to like, be fond of
A young gentlewoman in Basil was married to an ancient man against her will, whom she could not affect; she was continually melancholy, and pined away for grief .; To aim for, to try to obtain; to act upon; {v} to move the passions, aim, try, assume; {n} affection, passion; To make a false display of; emotions displayed through behavior and actions This is in contrast to moods, which may or may not be visible to other people Affects may even mask underlying moods; the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion act physically on; have an effect upon have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?" have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd; have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"; pattern of observable behaviours which is the expression of a subjectively experienced feeling state (emotion) and is variable over time in response to changing emotional states; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd; An operation that lets you connect wires onto terminations/pins; {f} influence; move someone (emotionally); attack (of a disease); act as if, pretend; have a certain disposition towards; have an affinity for; Of an illness or condition, to infect or harm (a part of the body); External display of emotion or mood; To dispose or incline; -A psychological term referring to emotions; Emotion
I try not to let my emotions influence my decisions. - I try not to let my emotions affect my decisions.; verb-infinitive act; the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion; The observable emotional condition of an individual at any given time See also frontal lobe; 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; If a disease affects someone, it causes them to become ill. Arthritis is a crippling disease which affects people all over the world. = afflict; To influence or alter; connect closely and often incriminatingly; "This new ruling affects your business"; influence; make a change on; to act upon or influence, as in: Strong emotions can affect your health; A class of mental phenomena uniquely characterized by a consciously experienced, subjective feeling state, commonly accompanying emotions and moods; The observable emotional condition of an individual at any given time; Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition; A person's feeling toward something (3); To tend to by affinity or disposition; Emotional feeling tone or mood; Visible signs of experiencing an emotion; act physically on; have an effect upon; The observable emotional condition of an individual at any given time [Click Here to Return to List]; If something or someone affects you, they make you feel a strong emotion, especially sadness or pity. The divorce affected Jim deeply; To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch; Generalized feeling tone (usually considered more persistent than emotion, less so than mood) It is the external, observable manifestation of emotion (e g , flat, blunted, constricted, expansive, labile, etc ); To aim at; to aspire; to covet; make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"; To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance; v to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer's performance "); To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually; The emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state; To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon; the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion act physically on; have an effect upon have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"; In hysteria, the affect is sometimes entirely dissociated, sometimes transferred to another than the original idea; To assign; to appoint; A strong emotional experience. See usage notes below; To love; to regard with affection; emotion, feeling or mood; have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"; in environmental psychology, an individual’s emotional response to the environment, which is predicted by the naturalness of the place; its upkeep, openness, order; and historical significance

to affect

Hyphenation

to af·fect

Turkish pronunciation

tı ıfekt

Pronunciation

/tə əˈfekt/ /tə əˈfɛkt/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.