Affect and Mean

Affect

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

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

Mean verb - To be of importance.

Usage example: your presence at my graduation would mean a lot to me

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Affect and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

life	affect life	mean life
work	affect work	mean work
score	affect score	mean score
people	affect people	mean people
Other words: someone, number, time, way, level, world, damage, anyone, everyone, humans.

Wait, what do you mean he's only in one episode that doesn't affect the rest of the series?

Source: Minor Major Character
Compare and with Slasher Smile, where the character's feature could have the same affect, but it does not necessarily mean they are evil.

Source: Jagged Mouth
Unless you can think of a word that causes the same affect, or use the same word but mean something different with it.

Source: Comic Book / Runaways

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