in effect

English

Adjective

in effect (not comparable)

1. Operating or functioning; in force; in play.

   Until the new guidelines come out, the old rules are still in effect.

Translations

operating or functioning; in force; in play

• Finnish: voimassa (fi)
• Irish: i bhfeidhm
• Polish: w mocy, obowiązuje (verb), aktualny (pl), ważny (pl)

See also

• into effect
• take effect

Adverb

in effect (not comparable)

1. For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically.

   Synonyms: effectively; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally

   • 2007, The Guardian, Aug 21 2007, George Monbiot.

     Separated from the rest of Heathrow, this would, in effect, be a second airport.

Translations

for all practical purposes

• Finnish: oikeastaan (fi), käytännössä (fi)
• French: en pratique (fr)
• German: effektiv (de)
• Irish: déanta na fírinne
• Latin: effectū
• Polish: w istocie (pl), w rzeczywistości (pl), w praktyce, faktycznie (pl)