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Definition influence in British English

influence verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈɪnfluəns/

▪ clearly, directly, greatly, heavily, profoundly, significantly, strongly

▪ behaviour, choice, decision, development, outcome, policy

1

to affect the way that someone thinks or behaves, or to affect the way that something happens

Example

What factors influenced your decision to take the job?

Example

Research has shown that the weather can influence people's behaviour.

Example

His films were greatly influenced by Hitchcock.

Example

It was prolonged illness as a child that influenced her to become a doctor.

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Definition influence in British English