http://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Effective+Research+ExampleSearch resultshttp://www.bing.com:80/s/a/rsslogo.gifhttp://www.bing.com:80/search?q=Effective+Research+ExampleCopyright © 2026 Microsoft. All rights reserved. These XML results may not be used, reproduced or transmitted in any manner or for any purpose other than rendering Bing results within an RSS aggregator for your personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of these results requires express written permission from Microsoft Corporation. By accessing this web page or using these results in any manner whatsoever, you agree to be bound by the foregoing restrictions.https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effectiveEffective typically describes things—such as policies, treatments, arguments, and techniques—that do what they are intended to do. People can also be described as effective when they accomplish what they set out to accomplish, but the word is far more often applied to things.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:30:00 GMThttps://www.dictionary.com/browse/effectiveThe adjective effective describes things that are adequate to accomplish a purpose, or that produce the intended or expected result. But effective isn’t quite the same as effectual, efficacious, or efficient!Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:34:00 GMThttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/effectiveEFFECTIVE definition: 1. successful or achieving the results that you want: 2. (used about a treatment or drug) working…. Learn more.Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:37:00 GMThttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/effectiveDefinition of effective adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:33:00 GMThttps://www.thefreedictionary.com/effectiveEffective and efficient are often confused, but they have slightly different meanings. If you are effective, you do a job properly; if you are efficient, you do it quickly and easily.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:04:00 GMThttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/effectiveAdjective effective (comparative more effective, superlative most effective) Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:55:00 GMThttps://www.wordreference.com/definition/effectiveEffective, effectual, efficacious, efficient refer to that which is able to produce a (desired) effect.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:21:00 GMThttps://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/effectiveEffective means having a particular role or result in practice, though not officially or in theory. They have had effective control of the area since the security forces left.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:56:00 GMThttps://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/effectiveThe adjective effective has many shades of meaning, but you'll usually see it describing something that's able to produce a desired goal. Effective traces back to the Latin word effectivus, from efficere, meaning “work out, accomplish,” and that meaning still holds true.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:17:00 GMThttps://www.britannica.com/dictionary/effectiveEFFECTIVE meaning: 1 : producing a result that is wanted having an intended effect; 2 : in use activeTue, 17 Feb 2026 05:19:00 GMT