# impacts

Pronunciation: say "IM-pakts" /ˈɪmpækts/

## Noun

1. Plural of impact. — plural of impact
   - Simple: Plural of impact. Use this form when talking about more than one impact.
   - _The report listed the environmental impacts of the new highway._
   - _Repeated impacts from the hammer left dents in the metal plate._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "im-PAKTS" /ɪmˈpækts/

2. Third-person singular simple present of impact. — third-person singular simple present indicative of impact
   - Simple: Third-person singular of impact. Use this form with 'he', 'she', or 'it'.
   - _Rising sea level impacts coastal communities every year._
   - _Each policy change impacts the budget in unexpected ways._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/impacts (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).