Meaning of effective | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Effective, efficient.
2. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
3. Producing a decided or decisive effect.
4. A soldier or a piece of military equipment that is ready for combat.
5. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
6. to make happen; to bring about. He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents. bewerk يُحْدِث، يُجْري، يَجْلِب въздействам efetuar uskutečnit bewirken gennemføre; bringe i stand προκαλώ, πετυχαίνω, ε πιφέρω efectuar, provocar saavutama موجب شدن؛ بوجود آوردن saada aikaan effectuer לְהוֹצִיא לָפוֹעָל पूरा करना izvesti, provesti okoz; létrehoz mendatangkan koma í kring compiere, causare もたらす 초래하다 pasiekti panākt; realizēt menjadikan kenyataan teweegbrengenforårsake, framkalle, effektue...
7. Actually in effect.
8. effektief بصورَةٍ فَعّالَه ефективно efetivamente účinně wirksam effektivt; aktivt αποτελεσματικάeficazmente tõhusalt بطور موثر tehokkaasti efficacement בִּיעִילוּת प्रभावकारी रूप से djelotvorno hatékonyan secara efektif á áhrifaríkan hátt efficacemente 効果的に 효과적으로 veiksmingai, efektyviai, įspūdingai efektīvi; efektīgi secara berkesan effectief, in feiteeffektivt, tiltalendeskutecznie په اغېزه ناكه تو ګه efectivamente efectiv; eficace эффективно účinne učinkovito efektno effektivt, verkningsfu...
9. Having no negative coefficients.
10. successful in producing the desired results. He was not very effectual as an organiser. doeltreffend ناجِع، فَعّال ефективен eficiente úspěšný wirksam effektiv; virkningsfuld αποτελεσματικόςeficaz tõhus موثر؛ ثمربخش aikaansaava efficaceיעיל वाछित फलदायक djelotvoran eredményes berhasil áhrifaríkur efficace 有効な 효과적인 sumanus efektīvs mengesankan succesvoleffektivskuteczny, efektywny اغيزه ناك، په ځاى، ګټور، دنتيجې لرونكى) دبې ثمره او ابتد ضد) eficiente eficace действенный úspešný uspešen uspešan...
11. Such that no group element acts trivially.
12. (of a law etc) to begin to operate. The law came into effect last month. van toepassing, effektief vanaf يَسْري مَفْعولُه، يَصْبِحُ ساريَ المَقْعول влизам в сила entrar em vigor vstoupit v platnost rechtsgültig træde i kraft; gælde τίθεμαι σε εφαρμογή entrar en vigor jõustuma عملی شدن؛ قابل اجرا بودن astua voimaan entrer en vigueurחל प्रभावी होना stupiti na snagu hatályba lép mulai berlaku taka gildi entrare in vigore 発効する 효력을 나타내다 įsigalioti (par likumu) stāties spēkā berkuatkuasa van kracht...
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13. approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen.
14. for the sake of making an impression. You don't mean that – you only said it for effect. indruk من اجل تَرْك الأنْطِباع в името на para impressionar pro efekt wegen der Wirkung for at gøre indtryk προς εντυπωσιασμό para impresionar mulje avaldamiseks برای نمایش؛ برای تاثیرگذاری näön vuoksi pour impressionner לְרוֹשֶם प्रभाव के लिए efekta radi hatásvadászó untuk mengesankan til að láta á sér bera per fare impressione/colpo 効果をねらって 효과를 노려 norėdamas padaryti įspūdį efekta dēļ tarik perhatian uit...
15. to put (a law etc) into operation. He has begun to put his theories into effect. van toepassing maak يَنَفِّذ، يُدْخِلُه حَيِّز التَّنْفيذ привеждам в действие pôr em vigor uvést do praxe, uskutečnit verwirklichen effektuere; gennemføre θέτω σε εφαρμογή aplicar algo täide viima, jõustama به اجرا گذاشتن؛ عملی کردن panna käytäntöön mettre en application לְהַפעִיל प्रभाव में लाना pretočiti u djelo megvalósít memberlakukan setja í notkun/framkvæmd applicare 施行する 실행하다 įgyvendinti (par likumu u.tml...
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16. to begin to work; to come into force. When will the drug take effect? aanvang neem يَسْري مَفْعولُه، يَصْبِحُ ساريَ المَفْعول започвам да действам fazer efeito začít působit wirken begynde at virke μπαίνω σε εφαρμογή, επενεργώ hacer efecto mõjuma hakkama اثر کردن؛ تاثیرگذار شدن alkaa vaikuttaa faire son effet; entrer en vigueur לְהַשפִּיעַ प्रभावी होना početi djelovati hatályba lép berpengaruh hafa áhrif avere effetto 効いてくる 효과가 나타나다 pradėti veikti, įsigalioti iedarboties berkesan een uitwerki...
17. Having an intended or expected effect.
18. Operative; in effect: The law is effective immediately.

Equivalents

Examples

“The pill is an effective method of birth control.”

“Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them.”

“The president delivered an effective speech!”

“Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his neighbour wrong, is criminal.”

“How long does it take to make a bunch of civilians an effective military force?”

“My effective income after taxes and child support is $500 a month.”

“The effective radiated power is determined by multiplying the transmitter power output with the antenna gain.”

“The effective voltage of an alternating current is 0.7 times its peak voltage.”

“effective immediately”

“The curfew is effective at midnight.”

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