Collocations for "affect"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "affect" in context.
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affect
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- affect the [outcome, results] (of)
- affect the [environment, budget, election]
- affect the [validity, ability, quality, performance] of
- affect your [life, business, options, credit, health]
- affect the [lives, health] of
- affected the lives of [many, others, the citizens]
- [seriously, adversely, significantly] affect the [lives] of
- affects your [ability to, chances of]
- affect [your child, the company]
- affect [a person's, your] [personality]
- affect you[a person's] [personality, sexuality, sense of identity, self-esteem]
- [directly, negatively, unknowingly] affects
- [can, may] affect [others, those around you, your family]
- [does, should, could, might] (not) affect
- [likely, expected, known] (not) to affect
- issues affecting [women, the youth, students]
- factors affecting [the climate, the economy, business]
- [cold weather, a drought, the hurricane] affected the crops
- affected by [the hurricane, his actions, the policy]
- affected in [different, unknown] ways
- [badly, severely, deeply] affected (by)
'affect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):