effect

noun
ef·fect
/ɪˈfɛkt/

The result or outcome of a cause.

Example

“The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.”

Other meanings

Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
Execution; performance; realization; operation.

Example sentences

“What are the side effects of this medication?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“It involves quantum effects, I think.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“All the coffee she had had had had no effect.”
Tatoeba · Cangarejo · CC0

Word history

From Old English "fremming".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “effect” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.