influence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈflu.əns/ (US, nonstandard)
- (California) audio
- /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin īnfluōder. Latin īnfluēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin īnfluentiabor. Old French influenceder. Middle English influence English influence Inherited from Middle English influence, from Old French influence, borrowed from Medieval Latin īnfluentia, from Latin īnfluēns + -ia. Doublet of influenza.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
I have absolutely no influence over him.
The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.
2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
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(countable, uncountable) An action exerted by a person or thing with such power on another to cause change.
I'm not able to exercise influence over him.
Terra Firma is an Alliance political party formed after the First Contact War. Its policy agenda is based on the principle that Earth must 'stand firm' against alien influences. This covers a variety of legislation. Recent activities by Terra Firma include opposition to a law requiring high school alien language study, a proposal to increase tariffs on alien imports, and leading a popular movement to mark the First Contact War with a public holiday.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Terra Firma Party Codex entry:
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(countable, uncountable) A person or thing exerting such power or action.
He has been a great influence on the voters during the elections.
The animals were thoroughly frightened. It seemed to them as though Snowball were some kind of invisible influence, pervading the air about them and menacing them with all kinds of dangers.
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- (countable, uncountable) An element believed to determine someone's character or individual tendencies, caused by the position of the stars and planets at the time of one's birth.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) The action of flowing in; influx.
God hath his influence into the very essence of all things.
[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
- (countable, uncountable) Electrostatic induction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| influences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
agent of influence · traffic of influence · influenceless · under the influence · undue influence · influencer · kidfluence · influence peddling · uninfluence · counterinfluence · trading in influence · noninfluence · sphere of influence · influence machine · bad influence · malinfluence · coinfluence · area of influence · thinkfluence · misinfluence
Hyponyms
Relateds
inflow · inflood · influentially · influent · influential
Translations (191)
ru возде́йствие (power to affect, control or manipulate) · sl vpliv ((astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies) · sl vpliv (person or thing exerting such power or action) · br levezon (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ms pengaruh (person or thing exerting such power or action) · te ప్రభావము (power to affect, control or manipulate) · mi kawekawenga (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · yue 影響 /影响 (power to affect, control or manipulate) · el επιρροή (electrostatic induction) · pl wpływ (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · it influenza (power to affect, control or manipulate) · el επιρροή (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fi vaikutusvalta (power to affect, control or manipulate) · is áhrif (power to affect, control or manipulate) · el επιρροή (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · sl vpliv (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ja 有力者 (person or thing exerting such power or action) · ca influència (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · mg fianjadiana (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ja 影響 (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · mi awenga (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ca influència (person or thing exerting such power or action) · el επήρεια (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ro influență (electrostatic induction) · sh ȕticāj (power to affect, control or manipulate) · pt influência (person or thing exerting such power or action) · it influenza (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · gl influencia (person or thing exerting such power or action) · es influencia (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ko 영향 (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ps نفوذ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ro inducție (electrostatic induction) · ja 影響 (power to affect, control or manipulate) · sh у̏тица̄ј (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ro influență (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · la auctōritās (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fr influence (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · az təsir (power to affect, control or manipulate) · yi באַאײַנפֿלוסונג (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ru де́йствие (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · vo flun (power to affect, control or manipulate) · nl invloed ((astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies) · lv iedarbība (power to affect, control or manipulate) · kmr tesîr (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fa-ira نُفوذ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · hsb wliw (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ur اَثَر (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ms pengaruh (power to affect, control or manipulate) · he הַשְׁפָּעָה (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · sh ȕtjecāj (power to affect, control or manipulate) · th อิทธิพล (power to affect, control or manipulate) · vi ảnh hưởng (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ota نفوذ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · kk ықпал (power to affect, control or manipulate) · nb innflytelse (power to affect, control or manipulate) · uz taʼsir (power to affect, control or manipulate) · mi awenga (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · tl impluwensiya (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ga tionchar (power to affect, control or manipulate) · uk упли́в (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ga tionchar (person or thing exerting such power or action) · lv iedarbe (power to affect, control or manipulate) · de Einfluss ((astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies) · nl beïnvloeding (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · tg таъсир (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fr influence (power to affect, control or manipulate) · nl inductie (electrostatic induction) · tk täsir (power to affect, control or manipulate) · pt influência (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · be ўплыў (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fi vaikutus (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · fi vaikutus (power to affect, control or manipulate) · id pengaruh (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ka გავლენა (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tg нуфуз (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ru влия́ние (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · sv inflytande (power to affect, control or manipulate) · eo influo (power to affect, control or manipulate) · uz nufuz (power to affect, control or manipulate) · dsb wliw (power to affect, control or manipulate) · bg възде́йствие (power to affect, control or manipulate) · mk влијание (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tt тәэсир (power to affect, control or manipulate) · gl influencia (power to affect, control or manipulate) · uk вплив (power to affect, control or manipulate) · el επιρροή ((astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies) · bn আসর (power to affect, control or manipulate) · gd cumhachd (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tr tesir (power to affect, control or manipulate) · de Beeinflussung (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · dsb wliw (person or thing exerting such power or action) · id pengaruh (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ky асер (power to affect, control or manipulate) · lv ietekme (power to affect, control or manipulate) · de Einfluss (person or thing exerting such power or action) · hy ազդեցություն (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ru влия́ние (power to affect, control or manipulate) · sk vplyv (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ka გავლენა (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · sh у̏тјеца̄ј (power to affect, control or manipulate) · lo ອິດທິພົນ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ru возде́йствие (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ar تَأْثِير (power to affect, control or manipulate) · nl impact (power to affect, control or manipulate) · uk вплив (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · fi vaikutus ((astrology) element determining someone's character or individual tendencies) · cy dylanwad (power to affect, control or manipulate) · el επιρροή (person or thing exerting such power or action) · nl invloed (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ota تأثیر (power to affect, control or manipulate) · nl invloed (person or thing exerting such power or action) · pt influência (power to affect, control or manipulate) · be уплы́ў (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ka ზემოქმედება (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · mi kawekawe (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · sq ndikim (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ms pengaruh (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ar نَفُوذ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tt йогынты (power to affect, control or manipulate) · cs vliv (power to affect, control or manipulate) · pl indukcja (electrostatic induction) · uk впливання (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · km ឥទ្ធិពល (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ml സ്വാധീനം (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · sl vpliv (power to affect, control or manipulate) · da indflydelse (power to affect, control or manipulate) · de Beeinflusser (person or thing exerting such power or action) · ur نُفُوذ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · lt įtaka (power to affect, control or manipulate) · he הַשְׁפָּעָה (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ko 영향 (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ba йоғонто (power to affect, control or manipulate) · et mõju (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ro influență (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ru инду́кция (electrostatic induction) · mi awe (power to affect, control or manipulate) · eu eragin (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · prs تَأْثِیر (power to affect, control or manipulate) · bn প্রভাব (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tr influencer (person or thing exerting such power or action) · ml സ്വാധീനം (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ttg pengaru (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fi vaikuttaja (person or thing exerting such power or action) · kk әсер (power to affect, control or manipulate) · fa-ira تَأْثیر (power to affect, control or manipulate) · hu befolyás (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tr etki (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ca influència (power to affect, control or manipulate) · my လွှမ်းမိုးမှု (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ky таасир (power to affect, control or manipulate) · sv inflytande (person or thing exerting such power or action) · cmn 影響 /影响 (power to affect, control or manipulate) · sv påverkan (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ar تَأْثِير (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · fi sähköstaattinen induktio (electrostatic induction) · az nüfuz (power to affect, control or manipulate) · gl influencia (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · bg влия́ние (power to affect, control or manipulate) · es influencia (person or thing exerting such power or action) · uk упли́в (power to affect, control or manipulate) · mn нөлөө (power to affect, control or manipulate) · hi असर (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ja 影響力 (power to affect, control or manipulate) · nl invloed (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tl impluwensiya (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ro influențare (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · mi aweawe (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ru влия́тельность (power to affect, control or manipulate) · prs نُفُوذ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · pl wpływ (power to affect, control or manipulate) · id dampak (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · it ascendente (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tr nüfuz (power to affect, control or manipulate) · bg възде́йствие (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ka ზეგავლენა (power to affect, control or manipulate) · grc δύναμις (power to affect, control or manipulate) · de Einfluss (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ur تاثِیر (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ka ზეგავლენა (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · uz taʻsir qilish (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ug تەسىر (power to affect, control or manipulate) · tr tesir (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · cmn 影響 /影响 (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · ro influențător (person or thing exerting such power or action) · hi प्रभाव (power to affect, control or manipulate) · ko 영향력 (power to affect, control or manipulate) · cy dylanwad (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · yi השפּעה (action exerted by a person or thing with power to cause change) · es influencia (power to affect, control or manipulate) · bg инду́кция (electrostatic induction) · vi ảnh hưởng (person or thing exerting such power or action)