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# effectively

«effectively» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a way that works well and gets the result you want** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (effectively)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Effectively means in a way that works well and gets the result you want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#m1)

2) Effectively means in fact or really, even if not officially: «The game was effectively over.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school and everyday life it praises good work: «use your time effectively». In stories and reports the second sense shows the real situation. Phrases: work effectively, communicate effectively, effectively over.

### examples

- She used her time effectively and finished the test early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x1)
- The medicine worked effectively, and his fever went down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x2)
- Wash your hands effectively for twenty seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x3)
- When the star player left, the game was effectively over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x4)
- Learning to listen helps you work effectively in a team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x5)
- The new lock effectively keeps burglars out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x6)
- The rain effectively ended our picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x7)
- Resuscitation from ashes has been used very effectively by Mr. Lang in his delightful Prince Prigio. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/effectively/#x8)

### note

Do not confuse «effectively» (in a way that works; or really) with «affectively» (about feelings — very rare). Adjective: effective; noun: effect. Trap: «affect» is usually the verb, «effect» the noun.

### Trees and pragmatics

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