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

  • (..) - Uh... About a load and a half, We need to know the exact number of bullets, We'll take some x-rays, make sure the impact didn't cause any internal damage, I know it hurts, It's like getting hit with a bat, Just hang in there, man, Hold on, You're doin' fine, man, (..)
    1994 The Glass Shield