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impacting

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˌɪmˈpæktɪŋ// UK //ˈɪmpæktɪŋ// im·pact·ing

adj. having a strong effect on someone or something. It describes a situation or action that changes things in a noticeable way.

adj. having a significant or powerful effect on a situation, person, or system. Often used as a participial adjective to describe the consequences of a specific event or policy.


SIMPLE

The new law is impacting local businesses in many ways.

CONTEXTUAL

Rising fuel costs are impacting the logistics industry, forcing many companies to increase their delivery fees.

COMPLEX

While the immediate results were positive, the long-term consequences of the merger are impacting the company culture in ways the board did not originally anticipate.

Synonyms
Usage

Often follows a linking verb or precedes a noun; when used as a verb form, it typically takes the preposition 'on' or 'upon'.

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