Influence in English dictionary

  • influence

    Meanings and definitions of "Influence"

    • 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.
    • An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
    • A person or thing exerting such power or action.
    • (astrology) 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.
    • (obsolete) The action of flowing in; influx.
    • (electricity) electrostatic induction.
    • (transitive) To affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
    • (intransitive) To exert, make us of one's influence.
    • (transitive, obsolete) To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
    • noun
      A person or thing exerting such power or action.
    • noun
      (astrology)
      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.
    • noun
      (obsolete)
      The action of flowing in; influx.
    • noun
      (electricity)
      Electrostatic induction.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To exert, make use of one's influence.
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To cause to flow in or into; infuse; instill.
    • power to affect, control or manipulate
    • action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change
    • person or thing exerting such power or action
    • ( astrology ) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies
    • electrostatic induction
    • to exert an influence upon
    • ( intransitive ) to exert influence
    • improve (someone)
    • (political) power
    • to be of (some) importance, to influence something or someone (enough), to impress, to touch.
    • gust (of wind)
    • move (e.g. feeling)
    • The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone.
    • A cognitive phenomenon that tends to affect the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
    • The effect of one thing (or person) on another.
    • To have and exert influence or effect.
    • noun
      a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
    • noun
      a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc; "used her parents' influence to get the job"
    • noun
      causing something without any direct or apparent effort
    • noun
      one having power to influence another; "she was the most important influence in my life"; "he was a bad influence on the children"
    • noun
      the effect of one thing (or person) on another; "the influence of mechanical action"
    • verb
      have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
    • verb
      induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money"
    • verb
      shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

    Synonyms of "Influence" in English dictionary

    bear on, work, force are the top synonyms of "Influence" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Influence

    • influence ( countable and uncountable;  plural  influences)
    • influence ( third-person singular simple present influences, present participle influencing, simple past and past participle influenced)
    • influence (countable and uncountable, plural influences)
    • influence (third-person singular simple present influences, present participle influencing, simple past and past participle influenced)
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