influenced
IN-floo-uhnst/ˈɪn.flu.ənst/UKIN-fluu-uhnst/ˈɪn.flʊənst/
- 1Simple past and past participle of influence. Use this form for something that already happened or after "have" or "was."
Her older brother influenced her choice of college.
The bad weather has influenced our plans for the weekend.
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- 2Changed or shaped by an outside person or thing, not by yourself.
Like a leaf that moves where the wind pushes it, instead of moving on its own.
Young children are easily influenced by what they see online.
An influenced jury cannot reach a fair decision.
Similaraffected, swayed, shaped
Oppositeunaffected, independent
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influenced is a form of influence
influence, verb: To change what someone thinks or does, or how something happens, often in a quiet way. Full entry
- Forms
- influenceinfluences he/she/itinfluencing -ing forminfluenced past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- influence → influenced: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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