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influence
Noun
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An influence is a force that causes something to happen or for someone to do something.
has been quite an influence on .
The works of have always been an influence on my artistic career.
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An influence is also power to affect or change someone or something by means of position or power.
Sometimes, I feel like my parents have so much control that everything and everyone in the world is under their influence!
It is very dangerous to drive under the influence of alcohol.
influence
Verb
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If you influence something, you are forcing something to happen or for someone to do something.
Doesn't this calm music just influence you to frolic in a meadow?
has been known to influence a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
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If you influence something, you can also be changing or swaying it.
Vote-stacking can heavily influence an election.
Conditions in the atmosphere influence weather.
area
Noun
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An area is a piece of land or space.
This is the business area of town.
We have chosen a large forest area for the new park.
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An area of study is a special subject, such as mathematics, grammar, music, or biology.
Economics is quite interesting, but my area is more related to politics.
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The area of a surface, is the size of the surface.
The length is 10 cm and the width is 5 cm, so the area is 50 mathcm^2/math.