Meanings
verbtake effect (third-person singular simple present takes effect, present participle taking effect, simple past took effect, past participle taken effect)
present singular third person takes effect · participle present taking effect · past took effect · participle past taken effect
- informalusuallyTo 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo become active; to become effective.
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Translations
Bulgarian подействам, влизам в сила
- подействам (podejstvam)to become active; to become effective
- влизам в сила (vlizam v sila)to become active; to become effective
Chinese Mandarin 生效
- 生效 (shēngxiào)to become active; to become effective
Finnish alkaa vaikuttaa
- alkaa vaikuttaato become active; to become effective
French faire effet, agir
- faire effetto become active; to become effective
- agirto become active; to become effective
German wirken, wirksam werden
- wirkento become active; to become effective
- wirksam werdento become active; to become effective
Hungarian hat
- hatto become active; to become effective
Icelandic hrífa
- hrífato become active; to become effective
Russian де́йствовать, поде́йствовать
- де́йствовать (déjstvovatʹ)to become active; to become effective
- поде́йствовать (podéjstvovatʹ)to become active; to become effective
Spanish surtir efecto, hacer efecto
- surtir efectoto become active; to become effective
- hacer efectoto become active; to become effective
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take effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20effect
MLA
“take effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20effect.
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