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# affect

«affect» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to have an effect on it, to change or influence it («Rain…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (affect, affects, affected, affecting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To affect something means to have an effect on it, to change or influence it («Rain affects the match»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#m1)

2) To affect someone means to make them feel strong emotions («The sad story affected her deeply»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#m2)

3) To affect can mean to attack or harm a part of the body («The illness affects the lungs»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#m3)

4) Formally, to affect means to pretend («affect an accent»). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science pupils investigate «how does X affect Y?» (how does light affect plant growth?); the thing you change is the variable that might affect the result. In health and the environment: pollution affects wildlife, sugar affects teeth. Phrases: «affect the result», «be affected by», «deeply affected».

### examples

- Mine eye affected my soul, because of all the daughters of my city. (Writings LAM.3.51, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x1)
- Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not: 'There is no hope'; thou didst find a renewal of thy strength, therefore thou wast not affected. (Prophets ISA.57.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x2)
- Thou hast stricken them, but they were not affected; Thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction; they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. (Prophets JER.5.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x3)
- How does temperature affect how fast ice melts? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x4)
- Too much screen time can affect your sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x5)
- The flood affected hundreds of homes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x6)
- The sad film affected me a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x7)
- Pollution affects animals living in the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x8)
- Does the weather affect your mood? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x9)
- The illness mostly affects the skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x10)
- Many families were affected by the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x11)
- The bitter weather had for some time affected his limbs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/#x12)

### note

Big trap: «affect» is usually a verb (to change something), «effect» is usually a noun (the result). Memory trick: A for Action (affect), E for End result (effect): «Rain affects the plants; the effect is faster growth.» Regular verb: «affected».

### In the corpora

- [Mine eye affected my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/LAM.104/)
- [Family arguments about politics are very common, because big choices affect everybody and people's views come from their own lives.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/31-votes-parties-and-the-people-in-charge/12/)
- [Red-green colour blindness affects about 1 in 12 men of European descent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/42-olympiad-picture-puzzles/15/)
- [«Affect» is usually a verb (to change something); «effect» is usually a noun (the result).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/11-homophones-and-near-homophones/33/)
- [Too much screen time can affect your mood and your sleep.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/103-screens-fairness-and-differences/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «affect» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/affect/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.