English Explanatory Dictionary

in effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Operating or functioning; in force; in play.
adv
  1. For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.

Word forms

in effect

Synonyms

standing effectively at bottom at heart au fond basically by definition deep down essentially fundamentally in effect in essence in the end in the final analysis substantially ultimately

Related words

into effect take effect
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