verb · academic
affect
/əˈfekt/a·FECT
Band 6-7speakingtask2
to have an influence on someone or something
Examples
“High unemployment can negatively affect mental health.”
“The study examined how air quality affects school attendance.”
“Government cuts affected public services across the region.”
Band 8 sentence
“The research clearly shows how urban planning decisions affect residents’ long-term wellbeing.”
Collocations
- adversely affect
- directly affect
- be affected by
Word family
affect vaffected adjaffecting adj/participle
Common mistakes
The policy will effects employment.→The policy will affect employment.
This issue affect many people.→This issue affects many people.
Say it for a higher band
5influence→6impact→7+affect
Synonyms
influence
impact
Easily confused
effect
“The effect of the new law was immediate.”
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