Affect and Count

Affect

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Count and affect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Count" instead a verb "Affect".

Count verb - To be of importance.

Usage example: punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview

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Affect and count are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Count".

Nearby Words: counter, counted, counting, countdown, countess

character	affect character	count character
people	affect people	count people
appearance	affect appearance	count appearance
number	affect number	count number
Other words: time, way, game, battle, damage, powers.

It's funny how the person who's wearing the shades can affect whether they count as cool shades or sinister shades.

Source: Sinister Shades
The kill count will also affect some NPC dialogue and actions throughout the story.

Source: Karma Meter
Paperizing allows you to remove him, but this doesn't seem to affect anything except a count given just before the finishing credits.

Source: Video Game / Paper Mario

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Count or Affect. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affect/count.

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