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It affects him like a smell, like a chime.

We were all deeply affected by the news of Sonia's death.

Emergency relief will be sent to the areas most affected by the hurricane.

We know little about the way in which workers' motivations are affected by the creation of a powerful market test.

It is annoying when she tries to affect a British accent.

→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpus affect

You say that something has an effect on another thing: Smoking has a bad effect on your health.

✗Don’t say: Smoking affects on your health.

You say that something affects another thing: Smoking affects your health.

3 formal PRETEND to pretend to have a particular feeling, way of speaking etc As usual, Simon affected complete boredom. Grammar Affect is often passive in this meaning. 2 EMOTIONAL to make someone feel strong emotions We were all deeply affected by her death.

S2 W1 AWL verb 1 EFFECT/INFLUENCE to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone’s situation the areas affected by the hurricane a disease that affects the central nervous system decisions which affect our lives Trading has been adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English affect af‧fect / əˈfekt /

Affecting someone or effecting