Collocations for "effectively"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "effectively" in context.
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effectively
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- [works, runs, study] most effectively when
- was not [working] very effectively
- learn to communicate effectively
- use [time, energy, resources] effectively
- did not use his [time] effectively
- [make sure, see, check] (that) they are used effectively
- effectively manage [costs, employees]
- effectively address the [issues, problems]
- effectively treat the [illness, wound, disease, patient]
- effectively implement the new [laws, procedures]
- effectively [navigated, negotiated] the [course, circuit]
- effectively and [efficiently, safely]
- as effectively as possible
- (it) effectively served to [eliminate, prevent]
- effectively served as [a replacement, an alternative] (to)
- was effectively [trying to, asking for]
- are effectively the same (thing)
- the plans were effectively ruined
- was effectively [removed, abandoned, destroyed, eliminated]
- effectively, this means that
'effectively' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):