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noun

1. Something brought about by a cause: aftermath, consequence, corollary, end product, event, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, sequent, upshot. See cause/effect.
2. The power or capacity to produce a desired result: effectiveness, effectuality, effectualness, efficaciousness, efficacy, efficiency, influence, potency. See affect/ineffectiveness.
3. The condition of being in full force or operation: actualization, being, materialization, realization. See be.
4. One's portable property. belonging (often used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). Informal stuff. Law chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned/unowned.

verb

1. To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to, make, occasion, result in, secure, set off, stir¹ (up), touch off, trigger. Idioms: bring topasseffect, give rise to. See start/end.
2. To bring about and carry to a successful conclusion: bring off, carry out, carry through, effectuate, execute, put through. Informal swing. See do/not do.
3. To compel observance of: carry out, enforce, execute, implement, invoke. Idioms: put in force, put into action. See obligation, over/under.

n

Definition: result
Antonyms: beginning, cause, commencement, foundation, origin, source, start

v

Definition: carry out, accomplish
Antonyms: fail, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

As a verb, to do; to produce; to make; to bring to pass; to execute; enforce; accomplish. As a noun, that which is produced by an agent or cause; result; outcome; consequence. The result that an instrument between parties will produce in their relative rights, or which a statute will produce upon the existing law, as discovered from the language used, the forms employed, or other materials for construing it. The operation of a law, of an agreement, or an act. The phrases take effect, be in force, and go into operation, are used interchangeably.

In the plural, a person's effects are the real and personal property of someone who has died or who makes a will.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The second of two phenomena which always occur together in the same order. The first, called a Cause, is said to generate the other -- which is no more sensible than it would be for one who has never seen a dog except in the pursuit of a rabbit to declare the rabbit the cause of a dog.

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IN BRIEF: Something that happens as a result of something else; a consequence.

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is in your mind. — F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer.

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A result produced by an action. The relationship between the two can be expressed in linear form. The total association between them may be the sum of a number of effects. The effect may be direct when it is exerted without being transmitted through intervening factors, or indirect when it is. It may also be a spurious effect when the observed changes are due to causes and correlations common to both.

• additive e. — the combined effect produced by the action of two or more agents, being equal to the sum of their separate effects.
• Coolidge e. — the stimulation of sexual behavior in a male animal upon exposure to a new female.
• cumulative e. — cumulation action.
• experimenter e's — demand characteristics; the characteristics supplied by the experimental subject in response to what it perceives are the demands of the experimenter.
• e. modifier — a factor which modifies the effect of a causal factor under study. Called also interaction.
• position e. — in genetics, the changed effect produced by alteration of the relative positions of various genes on the chromosomes.
• pressure e. — the sum of the changes that are due to obstruction of tissue drainage by pressure.
• side e. — a consequence other than that for which an agent is used, especially an adverse effect on another organ system.

n

The result of an action.

For a list of words related to effect, see:

• Notions, Ideas, and Methods - effect: that which results from a cause in deterministic thinking
• Devices, Techniques, and Elements - effect: language designed to produce distinctive, desired impression
• Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - effect: distinctive impact or impression that language produces

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - resultat, virkning, effekt, virkemiddel, gyldighed
v. tr. - bevirke, fremkalde, effektuere

idioms:

• come into effect    træde i kraft
• in effect    i realiteten
• take effect    træde i kraft
• to that effect    med det resultat
• with effect    med virkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewerkstelligen, tot stand brengen, effect, doorwerking, resultaat, intentie, verschijning, invloed, eigendom, impressie ten uitvoer brengen

Français (French)
n. - effet, conséquence sur, (Phys) effet, action sur, résultat, (Jur) en vigueur, (Art) effets (de lumière), (Théât) effet (scénique), sens (d'une lettre), analogue (mot), biens (propriété), (sans) provisions (un chèque)
v. tr. - effectuer, obtenir (une guérison), apporter (une amélioration), opérer (une transformation), amener (une réconciliation, une réunion), réaliser (une vente, un achat)

idioms:

• come into effect    entrer en vigueur
• for effect    pour effet, pour résultat
• in effect    en fait, en réalité
• take effect    produire ou faire son effet, agir, prendre effet, entrer en vigueur
• to that effect    à cet effet, quelquechose d'analogue, dans ce sens
• to the effect that    suivant lesquels, apprendre/informer (qn) (lettre)
• with effect    avec prise d'effet, prenant effet

Deutsch (German)
v. - bewirken, durchführen, tätigen, abschließen
n. - Wirkung, Effekt, Sinn, Gültigkeit, Eigentum

idioms:

• come into effect    gültig od. wirksam werden, in Kraft treten
• for effect    aus Effekthascherei (abwert)
• in effect    eigentlich
• take effect    in Kraft treten
• to that effect    des Inhalts
• to the effect that    zu dem Zweck
• with effect    mit der Wirkung, daß

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πραγματοποιώ, υλοποιώ
n. - αποτέλεσμα, επακόλουθο, συνέπεια, επίπτωση, επίδραση, ενέργεια, έννοια, σημασία, επιρροή, αίσθηση, εντύπωση, απήχηση, εφέ, τέχνασμα εντυπωσιασμού, εφέ, (πληθ.) (προσωπικά) είδη

idioms:

• come into effect    τίθεμαι σε ισχύ, μπαίνω σε εφαρμογή
• in effect    στην ουσία, στην πραγματικότητα, (νομ.) (για συμβάσεις κ.λπ.) σε ισχύ
• take effect    μπαίνω σε εφαρμογή, αρχίζω να επιδρώ
• to that effect    προς τούτο, γι' αυτό, υπ' αυτή την έννοια
• with effect    με ισχύ (από...)

Italiano (Italian)
effettuare, conseguenza

idioms:

• carry/bring into effect    realizzare
• coming into effect    entrata in vigore
• in effect    difatti
• put into effect    mettere in pratica
• remain in effect    rimanere in vigore
• take effect    avere effetto
• to that effect    in quel senso
• with effect    applicabile
• with immediate effect    di immediata applicazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - efetuar, produzir
n. - efeito (m), resultado (m)

idioms:

• carry/bring into effect    pôr em prática, executar
• come into effect    entrar em vigor
• coming into effect    tornar efetivo
• in effect    na prática, na verdade
• put into effect    fazer com que uma idéia ou um plano aconteça
• remain in effect    permanecer em vigor
• take effect    começar a produzir resultados
• to that effect    nesse sentido, com essa informação
• with effect    em vigor
• with immediate effect    ter efeito imediato

Русский (Russian)
эффект, результат, действие, впечатление

idioms:

• carry/bring into effect    осуществлять
• come into effect    приходит в действие
• coming into effect    вступление в силу
• in effect    в сущности, фактически
• put into effect    вводить в действие
• remain in effect    оставаться в силе
• take effect    входить в действие
• to that effect    для этого
• with effect    эффективный
• with immediate effect    оказывающий мгновенный эффект

Español (Spanish)
n. - efecto, trascendencia, resultado, consecuencia
v. tr. - efectuar, conseguir, lograr

idioms:

• come into effect    entrar en vigor, entrar en vigencia, ponerse en practica
• for effect    para causar efecto
• in effect    de hecho, en efecto, virtualmente, efectivamente
• take effect    surtir efecto, entrar en vigor
• to that effect    en el mismo sentido, con ese propósito
• to the effect that    con el propósito de, en el sentido de que
• with effect    con efecto a partir de, que surte efecto a partir de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - åstadkomma, genomföra
n. - effekt, verkan, innebörd, innetryck

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
结果, 效果, 影响, 造成, 招致, 产生, 实现, 达到

idioms:

• come into effect    开始生效
• in effect    有效
• take effect    见效, 生效
• to that effect    大意是, 以便, 那样意思
• with effect    有效, 起生效

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 結果, 效果, 影響
v. tr. - 造成, 招致, 產生, 實現, 達到

idioms:

• come into effect    開始生效
• in effect    有效
• take effect    見效, 生效
• to that effect    大意是, 以便, 那樣意思
• with effect    有效, 起生效

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 결과, 효과, 광경, 체면, 실시, 취지
v. tr. - 결과로서 초래하다, 이룩하다

idioms:

• come into effect    유효하게 되다, 시행되다
• in effect    사실상, 요컨대, 효력 있는
• take effect    효력이 생기다, 실시되다
• to that effect    그런 취지로
• with effect    효과적으로, 힘차게

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 結果, 効果, 効力, 擬音発生器, 色採・形の配合, 印象, 外見, 動産物件, 趣旨
v. - もたらす, 果たす

idioms:

• carry/bring into effect    実行する, 施行する
• come into effect    実施される, 有効になる
• in effect    結果において, 事実上
• put into effect    実施する
• take effect    効果を現す, 発効する
• to that effect    その趣意で
• with effect    効果的に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدث, ينجز (الاسم) أثر, تأثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮השפעה, תוצאה, תולדה, פעלול, רושם, אפקט, חפצים, תופעה פיסית, נקראת בד"כ ע"ש המגלה שלה‬
v. tr. - ‮הוציא לפועל, ביצע, הגשים‬

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