IN EFFECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in effect mean? 

• IN EFFECT (adjective)
  The adjective IN EFFECT has 1 sense:

1. exerting force or influence

  Familiarity information: IN EFFECT used as an adjective is very rare.

• IN EFFECT (adverb)
  The adverb IN EFFECT has 1 sense:

1. in actuality or reality or fact

  Familiarity information: IN EFFECT used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN EFFECT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exerting force or influence

Synonyms:

effective; good; in effect; in force

Context example:

the law is already in effect (or in force)

Similar:

operative (being in force or having or exerting force)

• IN EFFECT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In actuality or reality or fact

Synonyms:

effectively; in effect

Context example:

in effect, they had no choice

 Context examples 

By limiting GLP-1, the natural IELs, in effect, slow down the body’s metabolism and conserve the energy it gets from food.

(Some gut cells slow down metabolism, accelerate cardiovascular disease, National Institutes of Health)

In effect, when people imagined sounds, those sounds seemed quieter.

(Talking to Ourselves And Voices in Our Heads, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The same could be said of the sharks, that in effect guard those seagrasses.

(Sharks, the seagrass protectors, National Science Foundation)

Involving or being in effect for a long time.

(Long-Term, NCI Thesaurus)

I, not in deed, but in effect, was the true murderer.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

In effect, this small asteroid is caught in a little dance with Earth.

(Small Asteroid Is Earth's Constant Companion, NASA)

A durable power of attorney remains in effect until the person who grants it dies or cancels it.

(Durable power of attorney, NCI Dictionary)

A DPA remains in effect until the person who grants it dies or cancels it.

(DPA, NCI Dictionary)

"Hearing the natural hum of the arches gives them a 'voice' where, in effect, they convey their state of health and their responses to all manner of forces."

(Song of the red rock arches, National Science Foundation)

Such devices are now, in effect, compact but powerful pocket-sized computers with high-performance cameras, various sensors, and multiple communications capabilities (Bluetooth, WiFi, and mobile networks).

(Scientists design platform to conduct chemical analysis using a smartphone, University of Granada)