impact

🇺🇸 /ˈɪmpækt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪmpækt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
noun
B1

a strong effect on someone or something

Her teaching had a big impact on how I learn.

B2

when one thing hits another, or the force of that hit

The car's side impact bars protect people in crashes.

verb
B1

to affect or change someone or something

The new rules will impact how farmers work.

R

to hit something hard

The ball can impact the window and break it.

translation

n. a strong effect on someone or something; when one thing hits another, or the force of that hit
v. to affect or change someone or something; to hit something hard

Word Forms

3rd Present impacts
Past impacted
Perfect impacted
Progressive impacting
Plural impacts