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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
impact
/ˈɪmpækt/
noun1 of 2
a striking effect or result to hit with force
- “My method is surprisingly simple, but the impact is big.”Tatoeba
- “This text had a great impact on the social networks.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))