Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in effect

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
in- -ef-fect
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Operating or functioning; in force; in play.

adv

For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.

Example Sentences

Phrases

into effect take effect

Frequently Paired Words

into effect take effect

Synonyms

standing effectively at bottom at heart au fond basically by definition deep down essentially fundamentally in effect in essence

Questions

What does in effect mean?
Operating or functioning; in force; in play.

How to pronounce in effect

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