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take effect en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (informal, of a drug, usually) To become active; to become effective.
   • The medication won't begin to take effect for 3-4 hours.
2. (informal, of a law, usually) To come into force, to come into effect, to inure.
   • The new regulations will take effect once they are approved by the Office of Administrative Law.

Forms

Synonyms

kick in (to become active)

Translations (14)

is hrífa (to become active; to become effective) · fi alkaa vaikuttaa (to become active; to become effective) · es surtir efecto (to become active; to become effective) · cmn 生效 (to become active; to become effective) · fr agir (to become active; to become effective) · ru поде́йствовать (to become active; to become effective) · bg влизам в сила (to become active; to become effective) · es hacer efecto (to become active; to become effective) · bg подействам (to become active; to become effective) · hu hat (to become active; to become effective) · ru де́йствовать (to become active; to become effective) · de wirken (to become active; to become effective) · de wirksam werden (to become active; to become effective) · fr faire effet (to become active; to become effective)