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influence
- /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ Canada, US, UK
- /ɪnˈflu.əns/ US, nonstandard
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns + -ia. Doublet of influenza.
noun influences
- The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions. I have absolutely no influence over him.
- An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change. I'm not able to exercise influence over him.
- A person or thing exerting such power or action. He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
- An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
- The action of flowing in; influx. God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.
- Electrostatic induction.
verb influences · influencing · influenced
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: act upon, shape, regulate, determine, charm, tempt, induce, clout, persuade, convince, control, influential, action, power, involvement, participation
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noun power to affect, control or manipulate
| Español | influencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영향력 yeonghyangnyeok, 영향 yeonghyang |
| 日本語 | 影響力 eikyōryoku, 影響 eikyō |
| 中文 | 影響 /影响 yǐngxiǎng |
| हिन्दी | प्रभाव prabhāv, असर asar |
| Português | influência |
| Français | influence |
| Deutsch | Einfluss |
| Italiano | influenza, ascendente |
| Ελληνικά | επιρροή epirroḯ |
| Română | influență |
| Русский | влия́ние vlijánije, влия́тельность vlijátelʹnostʹ, возде́йствие vozdéjstvije |
| Tiếng Việt | ảnh hưởng |
| العربية | نَفُوذ nafūḏ, تَأْثِير taʔṯīr |
| עברית | הַשְׁפָּעָה hashpa'á |
noun action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change
| Español | influencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영향 yeonghyang |
| 日本語 | 影響 eikyō |
| 中文 | 影響 /影响 yǐngxiǎng |
| Português | influência |
| Français | influence |
| Deutsch | Beeinflussung |
| Italiano | influenza |
| Ελληνικά | επιρροή epirroḯ, επήρεια epíreia |
| Română | influențare, influență |
| Русский | влия́ние vlijánije, де́йствие déjstvije, возде́йствие vozdéjstvije |
| العربية | تَأْثِير taʔṯīr |
| עברית | הַשְׁפָּעָה hashpa'á |
noun person or thing exerting such power or action
| Español | influencia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 有力者 yūryokusha |
| Português | influência |
| Deutsch | Einfluss, Beeinflusser |
| Ελληνικά | επιρροή epirroḯ |
| Română | influențător |
| Tiếng Việt | ảnh hưởng |
noun (astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies
| Deutsch | Einfluss |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | επιρροή epirroḯ |
noun electrostatic induction
| Ελληνικά | επιρροή epirroḯ |
|---|---|
| Română | inducție, influență |
| Русский | инду́кция indúkcija |
verb transitive: to exert an influence upon
| Español | influir, influenciar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 영향을 미치다 yeonghyang'eul michida |
| 日本語 | 影響する eikyō suru |
| 中文 | 影響 /影响 yǐngxiǎng |
| Português | influenciar, influir |
| Français | influencer, influer |
| Deutsch | beeinflussen |
| Italiano | influenzare |
| Ελληνικά | επηρεάζω epireázo |
| Română | influența, înrâuri |
| Русский | влия́ть vlijátʹ, повлия́ть povlijátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ảnh hưởng |
| العربية | أَثَّرَ ʔaṯṯara |
verb intransitive: to exert influence
| Español | influir, incidir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 影響 /影响 yǐngxiǎng |
| Português | influenciar |
| Deutsch | beeinflussen |
| Italiano | influire |
| Ελληνικά | επηρεάζομαι epireázomai |
| Русский | влия́ть vlijátʹ, возде́йствовать vozdéjstvovatʹ, де́йствовать déjstvovatʹ |
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title = {influence},
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