THE WORD · N3
及ぼす
exercise; cause
Verbe · Group 1 verb
熱帯雨林の破壊は環境に影響を及ぼす。
The destruction of tropical forests affects our environment.
Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: \N · French : hortusdei
Parts of speech
Group 1 verb (godan) · Transitive
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 1 (godan)
Verb usage: freight forwarder
English dictionary meanings
- to exert (influence)
- to exercise
- to cause (e.g. damage)
- to do (e.g. harm)
- to bring about (e.g. benefits)
- to extend
- to have an effect (on)