effective meaning
effective :
successful, working well
adjective
▪ The medicine is effective.
▪ The medicine works well.
▪ Her speech was very effective.
▪ Her speech worked well.
paraphrasing
▪ efficient – working well with no waste
▪ powerful – having a strong effect
▪ successful – achieving a goal
▪ productive – creating good results
Pronunciation
effective [ɪˈfɛktɪv]
The stress is on 'fec' and sounds like 'ih-fek-tiv'.
Common phrases and grammar about effective
effective - Common meaning
adjective
successful, working well
Part of Speech Changes for "effective"
▪ effectiveness (noun) – the quality of being effective
▪ effectively (adverb) – in a way that is effective
▪ effect (noun) – a change that is a result of an action
Common Expressions with "effective"
▪ highly effective – very successful
▪ effective immediately – starting now
▪ effective strategy – a successful plan
▪ effective solution – a successful answer
Important examples of effective in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, effective is often used to describe something that works well.
Example of a confusing word: efficient (performing in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, effective is often used as an adjective to describe nouns.
effective
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
effective immediately
'starting now', used in announcements.
cost-effective
means 'good value for money', used when something is worth its cost.
Differences between similar words and effective
effective
,
efficient
differences
Effective means achieving a desired result, while efficient means achieving it with minimal waste.
effective
,
successful
differences
Effective focuses on the result, while successful focuses on achieving a goal.
Words with the same origin as effective
The origin of effective
effective comes from the Latin 'effectivus', meaning 'creative' or 'productive'.
Word structure
It has the prefix e (out), root fect (make), and suffix ive (adjective), meaning 'to make out'.
Words with the same origin
The root of effective is fect (make). Words with the same root include affect (to influence), infect (to contaminate), perfect (to make complete).
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