Impact - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a forceful consequence; a strong effect (syn: wallop)
- the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat (syn: shock)
verb
- have an effect upon (syn: affect, bear on, touch, touch on)
Extra examples
No one is sure how these changes will impact our relations with other countries.
Both events negatively impacted her life.
The tax increase will impact low-income families the most.
The poor economy is impacting on small businesses.
A crater was formed at the point where the meteor impacted the planet's surface.
No one could have survived such an impact.
These warnings have been heard so often that they have lost their impact.
The book had a huge impact when it first came out.
We need to be concerned about the environmental impacts of all this construction.
She expects to make an immediate impact at work.
The bullet explodes on impact.
Falling export rates have impacted on the countries economy.
We need to assess the impact on climate change.
Higher mortgage rates have already had a major impact on spending.
The force of the impact knocked the breath out of her.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: impact
he/she/it: impacts
present participle: impacting
past tense: impacted
past participle: impacted
singular: impact
plural: impacts
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