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vaikuttaa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • act verb To do something; to take action.
  • affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
  • appear verb To come into view; to become visible.
  • bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
  • environ adv In the neighbourhood; around.
  • impact noun The force of one object striking another; a collision.
  • inflect verb To cause to curve inwards.
  • influence noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.
  • look verb To direct one's eyes toward something in order to see it.
  • move verb To change position or location.
  • operate verb To work or run, especially a machine or system.
  • resonate verb To produce or amplify sound through vibration.
  • seem verb To give the impression of being something; to appear to be.
  • strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
  • sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

vaikuttaa is used for these senses in English:

  • act (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
  • act on (medicine) To affect something.
  • affect (transitive) To influence or alter.
  • appear (intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.
  • bias (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.
  • come across (idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image; to seem or appear (to be some way). [(often) with as; or (often) with like]
  • environ (figuratively) Of a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
  • go over (intransitive, idiomatic) To create a response or impression.

act — full definition

  1. verb To do something; to take action.
  2. verb To perform a role in a play, film, or show.
  3. verb To behave in a particular way.
  4. noun Something done; a deed.
  5. noun A law passed by a legislative body.

affect — full definition

  1. verb To influence or make a difference to something.
  2. verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.

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