Effect and Work at

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Work at and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work at" instead a verb "Effect".

Work at

Work at verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.

Effect and work at are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Work at".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Video Game / Rivals Of Aether Most of them have one or more specials affect the field in some way, and others that rely on said effect to work at full ability.
  • Subverted in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air when Carlton says they're falling into "the domino effect", and foresees a chain of events that will end with (paraphrasing) "Dad getting fired and all of us having to work at Domino's to make a living".
  • It applies to all Unforgivable curses, as their user has to desire to hurt others for them to work at all, and without pure malice (which is quite different from the righteous fury that Harry tried to channel into his Cruciatus against Bellatrix) their effect will be less than desired.
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