influence

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ See IPA manual

Freq #3055

Meanings

1

noun
The power to affect how someone or something acts, thinks, or develops.

She used her influence to help her friend get the job.
2

noun
A person or thing that has such power or effect.

His teacher was a major influence on his career.
3

verb
To affect how someone or something acts, thinks, or develops.

Advertising can strongly influence what people buy.

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Synonyms

3 verb · to affect how someone or... act uponaffect

Word family

Forms influencdinfluencedinfluencesinfluencinguninfluenced

Derived forms coinfluencecounterinfluenceinfluenceabilityinfluenceableinfluenceeinfluencelessinfluencerinfluenciveinterinfluencekidfluencemalinfluencemisinfluence

Related forms flu inflood inflowinfluentinfluentialinfluentiallyinfluenza

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Medieval Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Medieval Latin fluō Medieval Latin īnfluōder. Medieval Latin īnfluēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Medieval Latin -ius Medieval Latin -ia Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor. Old French influenceder. Middle English influence English influence From Middle English influence, from Old French influence (“emanation from the stars affecting one's fate”), from Medieval Latin īnfluentia,…

influence Middle English īnfluentia la-med īnfluēns Latin

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# influence

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪn.flu.əns/
**Frequency rank:** 3055

## Meanings
1. The power to affect how someone or something acts, thinks, or develops.
2. A person or thing that has such power or effect.
3. To affect how someone or something acts, thinks, or develops.

## Examples
- She used her influence to help her friend get the job.
- His teacher was a major influence on his career.
- Advertising can strongly influence what people buy.

## Derived Forms
- coinfluence
- counterinfluence
- influenceability
- influenceable
- influencee
- influenceless
- influencer
- influencive
- interinfluence
- kidfluence
- malinfluence
- misinfluence

## Related Forms
- flu
- inflood
- inflow
- influent
- influential
- influentially
- influenza

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: influence
- Root: īnfluentia
- Root: īnfluēns

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Medieval Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Medieval Latin fluō Medieval Latin īnfluōder. Medieval Latin īnfluēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Medieval Latin -ius Medieval Latin -ia Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor. Old French influenceder. Middle English influence English influence From Middle English influence, from Old French influence (“emanation from the stars affecting one's fate”), from Medieval Latin īnfluentia,…

## Topics
- People & Society

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