affect

/əˈfekt/ verb [T]

Translation

CAUSE CHANGE › to influence someone or something, or cause them to change

etkilemek veya değişimine sebep olmak

It's a disease which affects many older people. The building was badly affected by the fire.7822143

CAUSE EMOTION › to cause a strong emotion, especially sadness

duygusal olarak üzülmesine, hissetmesine sebep olmak, etkilemek

[often passive] I was deeply affected by the film.9852126

(Definition of affect verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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