take effect
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take effect
verb takes effect · taking effect · took effect · taken effect
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To become active; to become effective.
The medication won't begin to take effect for 3-4 hours.
Similar: kick in
- To come into force, to come into effect, to inure. The new regulations will take effect once they are approved by the Office of Administrative Law.
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verb to become active; to become effective
| Español | surtir efecto, hacer efecto |
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| 中文 | 生效 shēngxiào |
| Français | faire effet, agir |
| Deutsch | wirken, wirksam werden |
| Русский | де́йствовать déjstvovatʹ, поде́йствовать podéjstvovatʹ |
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