{
    "term": "impact",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "impact of somethingimpact of doing somethingimpact on somebody/somethingimpact of something on somebody/somethingimpact from something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**a positive/a negative/an adverse impact**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **significant/major/huge impact**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **have/make an impact**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **reduce/minimize the impact** of something",
                    "contextForm": "impact of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **environmental impact** of tourism"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the **economic impact** of leaving the European Union",
                    "contextForm": "impact of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her speech made a **profound impact** on everyone.",
                    "contextForm": "impact on somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has had a lasting **impact on the lives** of many of his students."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The project's **impact on the environment** should be minimal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report **assesses the impact** of the disease on mortality and population growth.",
                    "contextForm": "impact of something on somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is too early to notice any impact from the recent changes to the rules.",
                    "contextForm": "impact from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **environmental impact assessment**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **victim impact statement**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Businesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession."
                },
                {
                    "text": "social support to cushion the impact of unemployment"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is difficult to judge the potential impact of the changes on employment patterns."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Architecturally, these churches reflected the impact of the Renaissance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film lacks the visceral impact of her previous work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The initial impact of the reforms will be felt most keenly in primary schools."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The severest human impact on the dolphins has been the loss of habitat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are trying to minimize the impact of price rises on our customers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll show you how to dress for maximum impact at the all-important audition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You certainly made a big impact on Carter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a high-impact message aimed at changing people's attitudes"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "dramatic"],
                "verb + impact": ["achieve", "create", "exert"],
                "preposition": ["under the impact of", "impact on", "impact upon"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of one object hitting another; the force with which this happens",
            "sensetop": "impact on somethingon impact",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "craters made by meteorite impacts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The impact of the blow knocked Jack off balance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot.",
                    "contextForm": "impact on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bomb explodes on impact *(= when it hits something)*.",
                    "contextForm": "on impact"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The car is fitted with **side impact** bars *(= to protect it from a blow from the side)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Airbags are designed to soften the impact for crash victims."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Impact occurred seconds after the pilot radioed for help."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The front coach of the train took the full impact of the crash."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "initial", "asteroid"],
                "verb + impact": ["take", "feel", "absorb"],
                "impact + verb": ["occur", "knock somebody/​something…"],
                "impact + noun": ["speed", "velocity", "crater"],
                "preposition": ["on impact"],
                "phrases": ["the moment, point, time, etc. of impact"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪmpækt/",
                "audio": "im/impact/impact__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪmpækt/",
                "audio": "im/impact/impact__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘press closely, fix firmly’): from Latin impact- ‘driven in’, from the verb impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’."
}