influence
noun
the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.
influenced
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past participleof influence.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof influence.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
influencenounthe capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others.
Example Sentences
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It should work on autopilot, avoiding rash decisions that can be influenced by scary or exciting headlines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Whether this was the correct course of action, and whether the decision was influenced by wanting to prevent the grand prix finishing under caution, will remain a subject for debate.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Another session focused on writing letters to outer space, an act influenced by the race to the moon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Here are five charts and tables demonstrating rising prices influenced Americans’ budgets:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
These changes in vegetation influenced the animals that ate the plants and the carnivores that ate the vegetarians.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
