INFLUENCE

IN ·FLUEN ·CE 2 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 9 letters 🎲 Scrabble 14 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
  2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort
  3. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
  4. the effect of one thing (or person) on another

💬 Examples

  • "used her parents' influence to get the job"
  • "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
  • "the influence of mechanical action"
  • "she was the most important influence in my life"
verb
  1. have and exert influence or effect
  2. shape or influence
  3. induce into action by using one's charm

💬 Examples

  • "The artist's work influenced the young painter"
  • "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
  • "give direction to"
  • "experience often determines ability"

🔗 Similar words

act_uponworkdetermineshapemoldregulate
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