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# influence

«influence» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the power to change how someone thinks or acts, or how…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (influence, influences; an influence); verb (influence, influences, influenced, influencing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Influence is the power to change how someone thinks or acts, or how something happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#m1)

2) An influence is a person or thing that changes you: «She is a good influence.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#m2)

3) (verb) To influence means to have an effect on someone or something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#m3)

4) Under the influence (euphemism) means drunk or on drugs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it means the flow of divine power sent down from above. Interpretation: Tradition reads the Paths of wisdom as channels through which God's blessing flows into the world. In the primary lessons: In science lessons we test what influences plant growth (factors). In stories and life friends and adverts influence choices. In safety, «under the influence» warns against drinking and driving. Phrases: «a good/bad influence», «under the influence», «influence on».

### examples

- The Sixth Path is called the Intelligence of the Mediating Influence, because in it are multiplied the (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x1)
- It illuminates the splendor of all lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the Prince of countenances. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x2)
- It illuminates the splendour . of all the lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the . (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x3)
- Light and water influence how fast plants grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x4)
- Her big sister is a good influence on her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x5)
- Adverts try to influence what we buy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x6)
- The moon influences the tides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x7)
- Never get in a car with a driver under the influence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x8)
- Which factor had the most influence on the result? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x9)
- They always were a bad influence! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/influence/#x10)

### note

Noun can be countable («a good influence») or uncountable («much influence»). Adjective: influential. Today an «influencer» is someone online who changes what followers buy or think.

### In the corpora

- [Van Gogh painted his own versions of prints by the Japanese artist Hiroshige to learn from them, and that influence changed his style.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/35-copying-vs-being-inspired-tracing-covers-giving-credit/13/)
- ["Under the influence" means drunk or on drugs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/28-stealing-and-lying/12/)
- [Some cousins are a bad influence; saying no to something wrong is right, even with family.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/510-cousins-like-a-sister-posh-or-far-away/34/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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