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The correct spelling is impacted.
How to pronounce impacted
verb
Say it like: Imp-act-ed
The correct spelling is impacted. To collide or strike, the act of impinging. For example: "When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends."
Usage Examples
“When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”
“The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.”
“I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
- 2.To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
- 3.To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
- 4.To stamp or impress onto something.
adjective
- 1.Having undergone an impact.
- 2.Of a tooth, subject to dental impaction.
- 3.Having lost property revenue due to Federal presence, such that it may receive impact aid.
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