# influenced

Pronunciation: US say "IN-floo-uhnst" /ˈɪn.flu.ənst/; UK say "IN-fluu-uhnst" /ˈɪn.flʊənst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of influence. — simple past and past participle of influence
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of influence. Use this form for something that already happened or after "have" or "was."
   - _Early blues records deeply influenced his songwriting._
   - _Public opinion was heavily influenced by the campaign ads._

## Adjective

2. Affected or shaped by some outside person or thing, beyond one's own control.
   - Simple: Changed or shaped by an outside person or thing, not by yourself.
   - _Teenagers are particularly influenced by the opinions of their peers._
   - _The heavily influenced young painter copied his mentor's every brushstroke._

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