Read full poem →So in a voice, so in a shapeless flame,
Angels affect us oft, and worship'd be;
Still when, to where thou wert, I came,
Dictionary Entry
affect
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/əˈfɛkt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.58)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To influence or alter.
In a Sentence
“The experience affected me deeply.”
Published Usage Examples
“Do you think of yourself as a Korean-American writer, and does this acceptance or rejection of the label affect how you write and market your work?”
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Origin
From Latin affectus, past participle of afficere ‘to do something to’.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “affect”
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