in effect
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in effect
adjective
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Operating or functioning; in force; in play.
Until the new guidelines come out, the old rules are still in effect.
Similar: standing
adverb
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For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.
2007, The Guardian, Aug 21 2007, George Monbiot.
Separated from the rest of Heathrow, this would, in effect, be a second airport.
Similar: effectively, at bottom, at heart, au fond, basically, by definition, deep down, essentially, fundamentally, in effect, in essence, in the end
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adj operating or functioning; in force; in play
| Español | en efecto |
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adv for all practical purposes
| Español | en efecto |
|---|---|
| Français | en pratique |
| Deutsch | effektiv |
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