impact

Definition

  • noun: the act or force of one thing hitting another
  • verb: to fix firmly by or as if by packing or wedging
  • verb: to have a strong and often bad effect on (something or someone)
  • often + 'on'
  • synonyms: affect, strike, collision

Examples

  • We hope that these programs will have a positive 'impact on' the community. [=will help the community]

  • The stress of her job is having a negative 'impact on' her health. [=is harming her health]

  • We need to be concerned about the environmental 'impacts' of all this construction.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I don't remember the Stardate. They left behind sophisticated mining equipment Why has he not used his weapon yet? Because he wants to find somewhere to impact with maximum damage. He needs a ventilation system. Circulating area, right? Ay, sir. There's a atmospheric regulator core. (..)
    2016 Star Trek Beyond
  • (..) - Thanks, Captain. Now I just need to figure out how to land. Captain, I have hull breaches from the impact. Deck , the cargo bay and the engine room. Alright, Sulu, Chekov, check the cargo bay and deck . I want confirmation that the weapon has been neutralized and that Krall is dead. Captain. (..)
    2016 Star Trek Beyond