Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with effect in American Collocation
effect
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
bad
Changes were about to occur that would have adverse effects on his career.
good
Evidence can be seen of the beneficial effects of a cut in the drink-drive limit.
wanted
The video had the desired effect. It made the audience think about the consequences of bad behaviour.
big
Motorcycles and scooters can have a dramatic effect on reducing congestion.
small
He prescribed medication to lower my blood pressure, but this had little effect.
unintended
The reform of any law may have unintended effects.
The treatment has no significant side effects.
indirect
When you run a small business everything that happens in your private life has knock-on effects on your business.
gradually increasing
Laser treatments have cumulative effects, which means that the dose from one treatment lasts for some time and what remains will be added to the dose delivered in the next treatment.
causing a series of events
Some diplomats pointed to the domino effect non-US participation might create: without the United States , China and Russia and others would be unlikely to join.
future
The study was to investigate the long-term effects on monkeys when they were separated from their mothers when only six months old.
types of effect
This kind of chanting has a deeply calming effect on mind and body.
have an effect
Nutrition has a major effect on the body.
experience an effect
The country was still reeling from the effects of war.
increase an effect
reduce an effect
How can we minimize the effects of stress?
reduce an effect by doing something with an opposite effect
You will be taught about the effects of diving on your body and how to mitigate these effects.
study an effect
The aim was to investigate the effects of tourism in the Mediterranean.