influence
/ˈɪn.flu.əns/noun, verb3 syllables
Influence means: shape or influence; give direction to.
Synonyms for influence9
What does influence mean?8
verb
shape or influence; give direction to“experience often determines ability”
have and exert influence or effect“The artist's work influenced the young painter”
induce into action by using one's charm“She charmed him into giving her all his money”
noun
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc“used her parents' influence to get the job”
causing something without any direct or apparent effort
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do“her wishes had a great influence on his thinking”
the effect of one thing (or person) on another“the influence of mechanical action”
one having power to influence another“she was the most important influence in my life”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Influence in a sentence
- According to astrology, moon phases influence our lives.Hybrid
- Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.Hybrid
- Television shows violence, which influences, above all, younger people.unknown
- Written language influences spoken language, and spoken language influences written language.mollydot
- Online advertising can reach nearly every global market, and online advertising influences offline sales.CM
- Such toys have a bad influence on children.CK
- It should be added that his remarks had no direct influence on the constituency.unknown
- The blossoms expand under the influence of the weather.meidan
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Forms of influence
as a noun
- plural
- influences
as a verb
- past tense
- influenced
- present participle
- influencing
- third-person singular
- influences
- past participle
- influenced