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effectief — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • actual adj Existing in reality; real, not just imagined or planned.
  • effective adj Producing the intended result; actually working.
  • efficacious adj Effective; possessing efficacy.

Senses

effectief is used for these senses in English:

  • actual Existing in reality, not just potentially; really acted or acting; occurring in fact. [from 14th c.]
  • effective Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
  • efficacious (formal) Effective; possessing efficacy. [from 1520s]

actual — full definition

  1. adj Existing in reality; real, not just imagined or planned.
  2. adj Used to emphasize the specific thing being referred to.

effective — full definition

  1. adj Producing the intended result; actually working.
  2. adj Officially in force or operation as of a stated time.

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