what's the difference between effect and affect?

Question

(besides the spelling)

Answer 1

Effect is typically used as a noun, meaning "the result or consequence of something."

Example: The effect of the treatment was positive.

Affect is usually used as a verb meaning "to produce an effect"

Example: The fever affected his ability to read.

Answer 2

An answer that works more than 95% of the time is this:
"affect" is the verb; "effect is the noun.

For example:
1a. The movie affected me very deeply.
1b. It had such a strong effect on me that I couldn't stop thinking about it for days afterward.

2a. Aren't you affected by that third beer?
2b. No, I only feel the effects of alcohol if I drink on an empty stomach.

The exceptions are these:
|--: To "effect" something is to cause it, to engender it, to bring it about. The most usual phrase to "to effect change". This is rather a learned usage that is rarely found in normal speech.

|--: In psychiatric and psychological circles, the "affect" is the objective display of emotion (as distinguished from the subjective feeling of emotion). Many people, upon learning of an enormous personal loss like the death of a child, weep or wail or even violently strike out, but some display an eerily calm affect, often out of denial or shock.

Answer 3

Affect is a verb that produces a change. Effect is a noun that is a result or consequence.
The tornado watch is in effect for the city tonight, but will affect the southern viewing area tomorrow afternoon.

Answer 4

Both affect and effect can be noun or verb. However, the general difference is that while the verb "affect" denotes "to influence," the verb "effect" goes beyond influence and refers to actual achievement of a final result.

Answer 5

affect is a verb- effect a noun

the effect is the actual consequence or result of something -
affect is to act on - it brings about the effect

The allergies affecting him produced the effect of hives and intching.

in breaking down the sentence you see the word affect is the verb decribing the actions of the allergies and the effect is the noun- renamed by hives and itching

Answer 6

An effect, a noun, is the result of something. To affect, a verb, is to change or influence something.

Studying hard in school can affect your future.

The effect of such studying may be a scholarship.

Answer 7

Most often "effect" is used as a noun; e.g., cause and effect. "Affect" is usually used as a verb; i.e., something affects (or has an influence on) something else. In psychology, "affect" is also used as a noun nearly synonymous with feeling. Hope that helps.

Answer 8

"Affect" is a verb, meaning, to have an influence on something; or to produce a change or evoke a reaction in something or somebody.

"Effect" is a noun, meaning, the results or consequences of something--like the results of an action or event

So, for example, "Winning the Lotto had a profound effect on his life."
And, "Winning the Lotto affected him profoundly."

Answer 9

to affect is to act upon,to infect ,or attack as a disease,to influence,the emotion that lies behind an action etc.
or... it means to aim at or aspire to(obsolete),to do to make a show of preferring etc.
effect is (n),the result of an action eg to effect some kind of change we need to do xyz. or the impression produced ,ie the effect of lighting on a scene in a movie etc
two totally different words.

Answer 10

Effect means the ability to bring about results. Affect means to influence ,to produce a change.