Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English

Syllables
take -ef-fect
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become active; to become effective.

Informal

verb

To come into force, to come into effect, to inure.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

takes effect (present, singular) taking effect (participle, present) took effect (past) taken effect (participle, past)

Synonyms

kick in

Questions

What does take effect mean?
To become active; to become effective.

How to pronounce take effect

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