effective

/ɪˈfektɪv/ adjective

Translation

ACHIEVING RESULT › successful or achieving the result that you want

etkili, tesirli, başarılı, sonuç veren

effective management What is the most effective way of teaching grammar?1851

become/be effective › If changes, laws, etc become effective, they officially start.

resmen etkili olmaya başlamak; etkisini göstermek

The new tax law becomes effective on Monday.1851

REAL [always before noun] › used to say what the real situation is although officially it is different

gerçek, fiili

She has effective control of the company. → Opposite ineffective1750

effectiveness noun [U] ›

verimlilik

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

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