impact

[Im*pact·]

The noun impact can refer to a physical force (like a collision), an influence (a bad role model or a hero), or a strong effect (a foot of snow will have an impact on driving conditions).

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To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

Noun
influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

Noun
the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"

Noun
the striking of one body against another

Noun
a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

Verb
have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

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Verb
press or wedge together; pack together


v. t.
To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

n.
Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.

n.
The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.


Impact

Im*pact" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Impacting.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See Impinge.] To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. Woodward.

Impact

Im"pact , n. 1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.
The quarrel, by that impact driven.
2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.

To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.

Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.

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Usage Examples

Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact.

Consider what kind of car you get. Buy cars and other products that have the least impact environmentally.

Design can have such a positive impact on the way people live and on their relationships and moods.

Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up.

Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.

As a proud Catholic, I know the impact that faith-based education can have in our society and have witnessed it first hand in my district.

Also, I knew that the impact of Motorcycle Diaries was going to be so resonant for all of us who went through the experience of making it that I didn't want to do anything that could reflect it.

Being rich is a good thing. Not just in the obvious sense of benefitting you and your family, but in the broader sense. Profits are not a zero sum game. The more you make, the more of a financial impact you can have.

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Other Usage Examples

Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.

A handful of works in history have had a direct impact on social policy: one or two works of Dickens, some of Zola, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and, in modern drama, Larry Kramer's 'The Normal Heart.'

But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.

A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.

Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable.

A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.

Certainly the advent of technology and electronic commerce has had an immense impact on the real estate industry.

At this stage of my life I would rather try and have some small impact within a company and suffer through those things than make such a big stink that nobody can trust to work with you. It's very important in an environment of a big institution that people don't feel threatened that you're going to expose them in any way.

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