influence
noun (influence, influences; an influence); verb (influence, influences, influenced, influencing)
Everyday
- Influence is the power to change how someone thinks or acts, or how something happens. tree →
- An influence is a person or thing that changes you: «She is a good influence.» tree →
- (verb) To influence means to have an effect on someone or something. tree →
- Under the influence (euphemism) means drunk or on drugs. tree →
In the lessons
In science lessons we test what influences plant growth (factors). In stories and life friends and adverts influence choices. In safety, «under the influence» warns against drinking and driving. Phrases: «a good/bad influence», «under the influence», «influence on».
Examples
- Light and water influence how fast plants grow. tree →
- Her big sister is a good influence on her. tree →
- Adverts try to influence what we buy. tree →
- The moon influences the tides. tree →
- Never get in a car with a driver under the influence. tree →
- Which factor had the most influence on the result? tree →
- They always were a bad influence! tree →
Note
Noun can be countable («a good influence») or uncountable («much influence»). Adjective: influential. Today an «influencer» is someone online who changes what followers buy or think.
In Jewish tradition
In Sefer Yetzirah it means the flow of divine power sent down from above.
Interpretation. Tradition reads the Paths of wisdom as channels through which God's blessing flows into the world.
Examples
- The Sixth Path is called the Intelligence of the Mediating Influence, because in it are multiplied the (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- It illuminates the splendor of all lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the Prince of countenances. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- It illuminates the splendour . of all the lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the . (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
Note
Noun can be countable («a good influence») or uncountable («much influence»). Adjective: influential. Today an «influencer» is someone online who changes what followers buy or think.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «influence» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «influence» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «influence» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «influence» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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