"affect" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Englisch]

IPA: əfekt Audio: En-au-affect.ogg , En-uk-affect.ogg Forms: simple present I, you, they, simple present affect, he affects, she affects, it affects, simple past affected, present participle affecting, past participle affected
  1. lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-VRDZ-bgX
  2. zur Schau tragen, erkünsteln, nachahmen
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-VwHzOrCM
  3. vortäuschen
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-1SzyKih2
  4. bewohnen, vorkommen in
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-1Vc05DaL
  5. betreffen
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-IYwdPVeH
  6. einwirken, sich auswirken, beeinflussen, beeinträchtigen, in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, affizieren, angreifen, befallen
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-NegoLdVp
  7. bewegen, rühren, ergreifen
    Sense id: de-affect-en-verb-XV7le-EF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affectation, affected, affecting, affection, affectionate, affectionately Translations (lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen): lieben (Deutsch), Vorliebe [auxiliary] (Deutsch), neigen zu (Deutsch), bevorzugen (Deutsch) Translations (sdÜ): zur Schau tragen (Deutsch), erkünsteln (Deutsch), nachahmen (Deutsch), bewohnen (Deutsch), vorkommen in (Deutsch), einwirken (Deutsch), sich auswirken (Deutsch), beeinflussen (Deutsch), beeinträchtigen (Deutsch), in Mitleidenschaft ziehen (Deutsch), affizieren (Deutsch), angreifen (Deutsch), befallen (Deutsch), bewegen (Deutsch), rühren (Deutsch), ergreifen (Deutsch) Translations (sdü): vortäuschen (Deutsch), betreffen (Deutsch)
Categories (other): Anagramm sortiert (Englisch), Englisch, Roter Audiolink, Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch), Verb (Englisch), Wiktionary:Audio-Datei, Siehe auch Synonyms: aim at, aspire at, crave, yearn for, concern, interest, regard, relate, act upon, alter, change, influence, modify, transform, improve, melt, move, overcome, subdue, touch, adopt, assume, feign

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "word": "affected"
    },
    {
      "word": "affecting"
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    {
      "word": "affection"
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    {
      "word": "affectionate"
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    {
      "word": "affectionately"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "simple present I, you, they"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple present affect"
    },
    {
      "form": "he affects"
    },
    {
      "form": "she affects"
    },
    {
      "form": "it affects"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple past affected"
    },
    {
      "form": "present participle affecting"
    },
    {
      "form": "past participle affected"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "af·fect",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen"
      ],
      "id": "de-affect-en-verb-VRDZ-bgX",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
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              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "He affects an Oxford accent.",
          "translation": "Er spielte den Freidenker."
        }
      ],
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        "zur Schau tragen, erkünsteln, nachahmen"
      ],
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    },
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "bewohnen, vorkommen in"
      ],
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      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That doesn't affect me.",
          "translation": "Das betrifft mich nicht."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "betreffen"
      ],
      "id": "de-affect-en-verb-IYwdPVeH",
      "sense_index": "5"
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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      "sense_index": "6"
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        "bewegen, rühren, ergreifen"
      ],
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      "ipa": "əfekt"
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "aim at"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "aspire at"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "crave"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "yearn for"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "concern"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "interest"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "regard"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "relate"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "act upon"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "alter"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "change"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "influence"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "modify"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "transform"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "improve"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "melt"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "move"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "overcome"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "subdue"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "touch"
    },
    {
      "word": "adopt"
    },
    {
      "word": "assume"
    },
    {
      "word": "feign"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "lieben"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ],
      "word": "Vorliebe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "neigen zu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "bevorzugen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "zur Schau tragen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "erkünsteln"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "nachahmen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdü",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "vortäuschen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "bewohnen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "vorkommen in"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdü",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "betreffen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "einwirken"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "sich auswirken"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "beeinflussen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "beeinträchtigen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "in Mitleidenschaft ziehen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "affizieren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "angreifen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "befallen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "bewegen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "rühren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "ergreifen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "affect"
}
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    "Anagramm sortiert (Englisch)",
    "Englisch",
    "Roter Audiolink",
    "Rückläufige Wörterliste (Englisch)",
    "Verb (Englisch)",
    "Wiktionary:Audio-Datei",
    "siehe auch"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "affectation"
    },
    {
      "word": "affected"
    },
    {
      "word": "affecting"
    },
    {
      "word": "affection"
    },
    {
      "word": "affectionate"
    },
    {
      "word": "affectionately"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simple present I, you, they"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple present affect"
    },
    {
      "form": "he affects"
    },
    {
      "form": "she affects"
    },
    {
      "form": "it affects"
    },
    {
      "form": "simple past affected"
    },
    {
      "form": "present participle affecting"
    },
    {
      "form": "past participle affected"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "af·fect",
  "lang": "Englisch",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "Verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "italic_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "text": "He affects an Oxford accent.",
          "translation": "Er spielte den Freidenker."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "zur Schau tragen, erkünsteln, nachahmen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "vortäuschen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bewohnen, vorkommen in"
      ],
      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "That doesn't affect me.",
          "translation": "Das betrifft mich nicht."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "betreffen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "einwirken, sich auswirken, beeinflussen, beeinträchtigen, in Mitleidenschaft ziehen, affizieren, angreifen, befallen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "6"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bewegen, rühren, ergreifen"
      ],
      "sense_index": "7"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "əfekt"
    },
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        "australisch"
      ]
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "aim at"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "aspire at"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "crave"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "yearn for"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "concern"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "interest"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "regard"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "relate"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "act upon"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "alter"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "change"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "influence"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "modify"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "transform"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "improve"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "melt"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "move"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "overcome"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "subdue"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "touch"
    },
    {
      "word": "adopt"
    },
    {
      "word": "assume"
    },
    {
      "word": "feign"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "lieben"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ],
      "word": "Vorliebe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "neigen zu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "lieben, eine Vorliebe haben für, neigen zu, bevorzugen",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "bevorzugen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "zur Schau tragen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "erkünsteln"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "nachahmen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdü",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "vortäuschen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "bewohnen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "4",
      "word": "vorkommen in"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdü",
      "sense_index": "5",
      "word": "betreffen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "einwirken"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "sich auswirken"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "beeinflussen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "beeinträchtigen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "in Mitleidenschaft ziehen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "affizieren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "angreifen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "6",
      "word": "befallen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "bewegen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "rühren"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sdÜ",
      "sense_index": "7",
      "word": "ergreifen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "affect"
}

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