The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
Source: tatoeba (19002)
Effectively
//ɪˈfɛktɪvli//
Synonyms for "effectively" (66 found)
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Related words (33)
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1 entriesRelated terms
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1 entriesderived from
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5 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 16 languages.
Czech
1 entries- efektivně adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Dutch
1 entries- daadwerkelijk adv (essentially)
Finnish
2 entries- tehokkaasti adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- vaikuttavasti adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
French
1 entries- efficacement adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
German
3 entries- effektiv adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- tatsächlich adv (essentially)
- wirksam adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Hungarian
4 entries- eredményesen adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- hathatósan adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- hatékonyan adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- tényleg adv (essentially)
Italian
1 entries- efficacemente adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Latin
1 entries- potenter adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Norman
1 entries- êfficacement adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Portuguese
3 entries- efetivamente adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- efetivamente adv (essentially)
- eficazmente adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Russian
1 entries- эффекти́вно adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- djȅlotvōrno adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- pràktički adv (essentially)
- pràktično adv (essentially)
- u suštini adv (essentially)
Slovene
2 entries- praktično adv (essentially)
- učinkovito adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Spanish
1 entries- efectivamente adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Swedish
2 entries- effektivt adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
- i själva verket adv (essentially)
Yiddish
1 entries- עפֿעקטיוו adv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Effectively dealing with competition is an important part of life.
Source: tatoeba (19272)
Knowing their languages is not enough to communicate effectively, because the methods of communication are determined by their cultures.
Source: tatoeba (28213)
This would enable us to compete more effectively with other agencies.
Source: tatoeba (58392)
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