Collocations for "influence"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "influence" in context.
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influence
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [economic, political] influence
- [use, abuse] your influence to
- take advantage of your influence
- has (a lot) of influence in the [company, government]
- have (a lot) of influence over the [others, employees]
- under the influence of [alcohol, drugs]
- influence and [control, power, impact]
- his influence is still [felt, evident]
- his influence is [felt] [throughout, across, in]
- is a bad influence on my [son, daughter]
- is a [good, bad] influence
- was a major influence to me
- was a major influence in my [writing, music]
- the influence of [education, science, politics] in religion
- its influence on his [life, grades, behavior, attitude]
- the influence it (has) had on her [life]
'influence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alcohol
- appear
- bad
- blackmail
- circle
- clear
- considerable
- corrupt
- demon
- disruptive
- dramatic
- duty
- enduring
- enormous
- exert
- grow
- limited
- lobby
- media
- modest
- negative
- negligible
- noticeable
- peer
- pervasive
- pivotal
- positive
- powerful
- profound
- range
- soothing
- spread
- stable
- television
- toss
- ubiquitous
- undue
- wealth
- wield