noun, verb
noun [C,usually sing,U]
1 ~ (of sth) (on sb/sth) the powerful effect that sth has on sb/sth:
the environmental impact of tourism * The report assesses the impact of Aids on the gay community. * Her speech made a profound impact on everyone. * Businesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession. * social support to cushion the impact of unemployment
2 the act of one object hitting another; the force with which this happens:
craters made by meteorite impacts * The impact of the blow knocked Jack off balance. * The bomb explodes on impact (= when it hits something). * The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side).
Part of speech: verb
1 ~ (on / upon) sth to have an effect on sth
SYNAFFECT:
[V] Her father's death impacted greatly on her childhood years. * [VN] (business) The company's performance was impacted by the high value of the pound.
2 [V, VN] ~ (on / upon / with) sth (formal) to hit sth with great force
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for impact is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is impact a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, impact is tagged as verb.
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