effectively

🇺🇸 /ɪˈfektɪvli/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈfektɪvli/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
adverb
B1

in a way that works well and gets the result you want

To solve problems effectively, you need to think carefully first.

R

used to show what is really true or what actually happens

After the new rules, the old system was effectively no longer used.

translation

adv. in a way that works well and gets the result you want; used to show what is really true or what actually happens