influence - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

influence · ​. to have an effect on the way that somebody behaves or thinks, especially by giving them an example to follow. influence somebody/something His ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofinfluenceverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary influenceverb OPALWOPALS /ˈɪnfluəns/ /ˈɪnfluəns/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyinfluence /ˈɪnfluəns/ /ˈɪnfluəns/he/she/itinfluences /ˈɪnfluənsɪz/ /ˈɪnfluənsɪz/pastsimpleinfluenced /ˈɪnfluənst/ /ˈɪnfluənst/pastparticipleinfluenced /ˈɪnfluənst/ /ˈɪnfluənst/-ingforminfluencing /ˈɪnfluənsɪŋ/ /ˈɪnfluənsɪŋ/ jumptootherresults  tohaveaneffectonthewaythatsomebodybehavesorthinks,especiallybygivingthemanexampletofollowinfluencesomebody/somethingHiswritingshaveinfluencedthelivesofmillions.HerwritingwasstronglyinfluencedbyherCatholicupbringing.Hisfilmisheavilyinfluencedbyotherfilm-makers.Don'tletmeinfluenceyoueitherway.Dobird-watchersinfluencethebehaviourofthebirdstheyarewatching?Idonotwishtoinfluenceyourdecisiononewayortheother.influencehow,whether,etc…Thewordingofquestionscaninfluencehowpeopleanswer.influencesomebodytodosomethingShewasinfluencedtotakeupvoluntaryworkbyherteacher.influencesomebodyinsomethingHerparentstriedtoinfluenceherinherchoiceofuniversity.ExtraExamplesThegovernmentrefusestobeinfluencedbypublicopinion.Researchshowsthatmostyoungsmokersareinfluencedbytheirfriends.Idon’twanttoinfluenceyou.Itmustbeyourowndecision.Shehopesherblogwillinfluenceopinioninthecommunity.Beawareofexternalfactorswhichmayundulyinfluenceyourjudgement.Hewasnaiveandeasilyinfluencedbyhisfriends.Thisbookinfluencedherprofoundly.seekingtoinfluenceuniversityappointmentsAtcollegeshemetthetwopeoplewhomostinfluencedherartisticcareer.Attitudesarehighlyinfluencedbyculturalbackground.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbconsiderablydeeplydramatically…verb+influenceseemtoattempttoseekto…prepositioninphrasesbeeasilyinfluencedSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  tohaveaneffectonaparticularsituationandthewaythatitdevelopsinfluencesomethingAnumberofsocialfactorsinfluencelifeexpectancy.ThelocalclimateisinfluencedbytheGulfStream.Manyfactorscaninfluencethetasteofwine.Minorpartycandidatescaninfluencetheoutcomeofelections.Theyareacampaigngroupthatseekstoinfluencegovernmentpolicyonhealth.influencehow,whether,etc…Thespeedatwhichyoueatstronglyinfluenceshowmuchyouwanttoeat.ExtraExamplesUnderstaffingcanadverselyinfluencetherecoveryofpatients.Pressurefromindustrybosseshasdirectlyinfluencedgovernmentpolicy.Wedonotseektoinfluencethedecision-makingprocess.actionsthatpositivelyinfluencehealthOxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbconsiderablydeeplydramatically…verb+influenceseemtoattempttoseekto…prepositioninphrasesbeeasilyinfluencedSeefullentryWordOriginlateMiddleEnglish:fromOldFrench,orfrommedievalLatininfluentia‘inflow’,fromLatininfluere,fromin-‘into’+fluere‘toflow’.Thewordoriginallyhadthegeneralsense‘aninflux,flowingmatter’,alsospecifically(inastrology)‘theflowinginofetherealfluid(affectinghumandestiny)’.ThecurrentsensewasestablishedinScholasticLatinbythe13thcent.,butnotrecordedinEnglishuntilthelate16thcent.SeeinfluenceintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeinfluenceintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: influence Otherresults Allmatches influencenoun influencepeddlingnoun drivingundertheinfluencenoun undertheinfluence Idioms undertheinfluence Nearbywords inflownoun influencenoun influenceverb influencepeddlingnoun influencernoun bungle verb     FromtheTopic Difficultyandfailure C2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay