effectively

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/ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

constant, enough, isolated, other, tiny

The new policy was effective enough to reduce complaints by half within months.

VERB + EFFECTIVELY

communicate, compete, don't, help, helping, il-sung, learn, learning

The teacher helped her students effectively by breaking down complex concepts into simple steps.

EFFECTIVELY + NOUN

agencies, competition, enemies, methods, others, space, supervision

The new security measures effectively prevented enemies from accessing the building.

PREP.

with, within, without

We cannot function effectively without proper planning and clear communication.

ADV.

always, diaphanously, economically, extremely, intensively

The new software always effectively reduced our processing time by half.

Definitions

adv

In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty girls who are clad diaphanously but extremely effectively, a tiny space in which to dance [...] and food[.]

A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.

Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.

On paper, the answer seems to be yes, but, effectively, the answer is no.

A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.

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Synonyms

adverb — in an effective manner

efficaciously

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty girls who are clad diaphanously but extremely effectively, a tiny space in which to dance [...] and food[.]

Wiktionary

On paper, the answer seems to be yes, but, effectively, the answer is no.

Wiktionary

The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.

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Effectively dealing with competition is an important part of life.

Tatoeba · #19272

Knowing their languages is not enough to communicate effectively, because the methods of communication are determined by their cultures.

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