"effective" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪˈfɛktɪv/ (note: weak vowel distinction), /əˈfɛktɪv/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-effective.ogg [US] Forms: more effective [comparative], most effective [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From French effectif, from Latin effectīvus (“productive; effective”), from efficiō (“I make; I bring about”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{der|en|fr|effectif}} French effectif, {{der|en|la|effectīvus|t=productive; effective}} Latin effectīvus (“productive; effective”), {{m|la|efficiō|t=I make; I bring about}} efficiō (“I make; I bring about”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} effective (comparative more effective, superlative most effective)
  1. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. Synonyms: efficacious Translations (having the power to produce a required effect or effects): πρακτικός (praktikós) (Ancient Greek), δραστήριος (drastḗrios) (Ancient Greek), ἐνεργής (energḗs) (Ancient Greek), ἐνεργητικός (energētikós) (Ancient Greek), فَعَّال (faʕʕāl) (Arabic), эфекты́ўны (efjektýŭny) (Belarusian), ефекти́вен (efektíven) (Bulgarian), eficaç (Catalan), virksom (Danish), effektiv (Danish), efficiënt (Dutch), werkzaam (Dutch), effectief (Dutch), mn:n-x*U22:Y1 (mnḫ) (Egyptian), tehokas (Finnish), vaikuttava (Finnish), tehoava (Finnish), toimiva (Finnish), tuloksia tuottava (Finnish), efficace [feminine, masculine] (French), wirksam (German), effektiv (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (waurstweigs) (Gothic), יָעִיל (ya'íl) (Hebrew), אפקטיבי (efektívi) (Hebrew), hatásos (Hungarian), hatékony (Hungarian), hathatós (Hungarian), eredményes (Hungarian), célravezető (Hungarian), éifeachtach (Irish), efficace (Italian), тиімді (tiımdı) (Kazakh), нәтижелі (nätijelı) (Kazakh), efficax (Latin), iedarbīgs (Latvian), statkowny (Lower Sorbian), efektiwny (Lower Sorbian), berkesan (Malay), pekepakihiwi (Maori), virkningsfull (Norwegian), efektywny (Polish), skuteczny (Polish), eficaz (Portuguese), efetivo (Portuguese), efectiv [masculine] (Romanian), eficient [masculine] (Romanian), efectent [masculine] (Romanian), эффекти́вный (effektívnyj) (Russian), साधन (sādhana) (Sanskrit), èifeachdach (Scottish Gaelic), учинко̀вит [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), е̏фектӣван [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), učinkòvit [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȅfektīvan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), účinný (Slovak), efectivo (Spanish), eficaz (Spanish), effektiv (Swedish), verksam (Swedish), verkningsfull (Swedish), ефекти́вний (efektývnyj) (Ukrainian), effeithiol (Welsh), עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-effective-en-adj-3dIhNdk5 Disambiguation of 'having the power to produce a required effect or effects': 85 4 2 2 6 1
  2. Producing a decided or decisive effect. Translations (producing a decided or decisive effect): ἀνύσιμος (anúsimos) (Ancient Greek), ἀνυστικός (anustikós) (Ancient Greek), резултатен (rezultaten) (Bulgarian), eficaç (Catalan), effektiv (Danish), virksom (Danish), effectief (Dutch), vaikuttava (Finnish), efficace [feminine, masculine] (French), décisif [masculine] (French), wirksam (German), αποτελεσματικός (apotelesmatikós) (Greek), hatásos (Hungarian), megfelelő (Hungarian), találó (Hungarian), efektif (Indonesian), efficax (Latin), iedarbīgs (Latvian), pekepakihiwi (Maori), virkningsfull (Norwegian), eficaz (Portuguese), eficace [feminine, masculine] (Romanian), результати́вный (rezulʹtatívnyj) (Russian), èifeachdach (Scottish Gaelic), effektiv (Swedish), результати́вний (rezulʹtatývnyj) (Ukrainian), עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-effective-en-adj-5IdmdQbo Disambiguation of 'producing a decided or decisive effect': 5 82 2 6 2 2
  3. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work. Translations (efficient, serviceable, or operative): ефикасен (efikasen) (Bulgarian), eficaç (Catalan), vaikuttava (Finnish), tehollinen (Finnish), tosiasiallinen (Finnish), käytettävissä oleva (Finnish), efficace [feminine, masculine] (French), effektiv (German), wirkungsvoll (German), effektív (Hungarian), tényleges (Hungarian), valóságos (Hungarian), hasznos (Hungarian), hasznavehető (Hungarian), használható (Hungarian), működő (Hungarian), efficiente (Italian), effektiv (Norwegian), eficaz (Portuguese), plin de efect (Romanian), eficace [feminine, masculine] (Romanian), эффекти́вный (effektívnyj) (Russian), де́йственный (déjstvennyj) (Russian), èifeachdach (Scottish Gaelic), účinný (Slovak), skutočný (Slovak), verksam (Swedish), funktionell (Swedish), fungerande (Swedish), mapakipakinabang (Tagalog), עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-effective-en-adj-MVVl73zx Disambiguation of 'efficient, serviceable, or operative': 9 2 84 4 1 1
  4. Actually in effect. Translations (actually in effect): действи́телен (dejstvítelen) (Bulgarian), efectiu (Catalan), effectief (Dutch), voimassa (Finnish), voimassa oleva (Finnish), en vigueur (French), wirksam (German), in Kraft (German), hatályos (Hungarian), érvényes (Hungarian), hatályban lévő (Hungarian), érvényben lévő (Hungarian), efektif (Indonesian), virksom (Norwegian), efektywny (Polish), efetivo (Portuguese), де́йствующий (déjstvujuščij) (Russian), действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) (Russian), träder i kraft (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-effective-en-adj-OgnlUxYJ Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'actually in effect': 1 2 1 93 0 2
  5. (geometry, of a cycle or divisor) Having no negative coefficients. Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-effective-en-adj-lSqDOVAr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 18 11 9 26 19 1 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  6. (physics, for any effective theory) approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-effective-en-adj-wauoW1xp Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eff Related terms: effect, effectivity, effectual, efficacious, efficacity, efficacy, efficiency, efficient, pseudoeffective

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈfɛktɪv/ (note: weak vowel distinction), /əˈfɛktɪv/ (note: weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-effective.ogg [US] Forms: effectives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From French effectif, from Latin effectīvus (“productive; effective”), from efficiō (“I make; I bring about”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{der|en|fr|effectif}} French effectif, {{der|en|la|effectīvus|t=productive; effective}} Latin effectīvus (“productive; effective”), {{m|la|efficiō|t=I make; I bring about}} efficiō (“I make; I bring about”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} effective (plural effectives)
  1. (military) a soldier fit for duty Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-effective-en-noun-r73FJ6QB Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: eff

Inflected forms

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          "word": "ἐνεργής"
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "eredményes"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "éifeachtach"
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          "lang": "Italian",
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tiımdı",
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          "word": "тиімді"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "nätijelı",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "efficax"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "iedarbīgs"
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        {
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "berkesan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 2 2 6 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "pekepakihiwi"
        },
        {
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "virkningsfull"
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "efektywny"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "skuteczny"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "eficaz"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "efetivo"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "efectiv"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "eficient"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 2 2 6 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "efectent"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "effektívnyj",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "эффекти́вный"
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          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "sādhana",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "साधन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 4 2 2 6 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "word": "èifeachdach"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "учинко̀вит"
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        {
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      "word": "فَعَّال"
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      "word": "эфекты́ўны"
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      "word": "ефекти́вен"
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      "word": "efficiënt"
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      "word": "werkzaam"
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      "code": "egy",
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      "word": "tehokas"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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      "word": "wirksam"
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      "word": "effektiv"
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "célravezető"
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "efficax"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "iedarbīgs"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "berkesan"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "pekepakihiwi"
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "virkningsfull"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "efektywny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "skuteczny"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "eficaz"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "efetivo"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "efectiv"
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      "code": "ro",
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "word": "efectent"
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "эффекти́вный"
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    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sādhana",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "साधन"
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "èifeachdach"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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      "code": "dsb",
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      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "efectivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "eficaz"
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      "word": "effektiv"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "verkningsfull"
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "efektývnyj",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "ефекти́вний"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "effeithiol"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "efektiv",
      "sense": "having the power to produce a required effect or effects",
      "word": "עפֿעקטיוו"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rezultaten",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "резултатен"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "eficaç"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "effektiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "virksom"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "effectief"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "vaikuttava"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "efficace"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "décisif"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "wirksam"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apotelesmatikós",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "αποτελεσματικός"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anúsimos",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "ἀνύσιμος"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anustikós",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "ἀνυστικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "hatásos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "megfelelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "találó"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "efektif"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "efficax"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "iedarbīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "pekepakihiwi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "virkningsfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "eficaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eficace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rezulʹtatívnyj",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "результати́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "èifeachdach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "effektiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rezulʹtatývnyj",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "результати́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "efektiv",
      "sense": "producing a decided or decisive effect",
      "word": "עפֿעקטיוו"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "efikasen",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "ефикасен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "eficaç"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "vaikuttava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "tehollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "tosiasiallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "käytettävissä oleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "efficace"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "effektiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "wirkungsvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "effektív"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "tényleges"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "valóságos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "hasznos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "hasznavehető"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "használható"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "működő"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "efficiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "effektiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "eficaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "plin de efect"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "eficace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "effektívnyj",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "эффекти́вный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "déjstvennyj",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "де́йственный"
    },
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "èifeachdach"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "účinný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "skutočný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "verksam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "funktionell"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "fungerande"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "mapakipakinabang"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "efektiv",
      "sense": "efficient, serviceable, or operative",
      "word": "עפֿעקטיוו"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dejstvítelen",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "действи́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "efectiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "effectief"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "voimassa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "voimassa oleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "en vigueur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "wirksam"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "in Kraft"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "hatályos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "érvényes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "hatályban lévő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "érvényben lévő"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "efektif"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "virksom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "efektywny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "efetivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "déjstvujuščij",
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      "word": "де́йствующий"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "действи́тельный"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "actually in effect",
      "word": "träder i kraft"
    }
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  "word": "effective"
}

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