ADJ
- big, considerable, enormous, great, significant
- growing
- chief, dominant, major, overwhelming
- powerful, profound, strong
- He had a profound influence on modern poets
- important
- crucial, decisive
- undue (law)
- The court found that the bank exerted undue influence over Mrs Black in getting her to sign the contract
- beneficial, positive
- adverse, corrupting, destructive, disruptive, evil, negative
- stabilizing, steadying
- calming, restraining
- civilizing
- direct
- pervasive, wide
- external, outside
- The religious community wished to be independent of outside influence
- foreign
- cultural, economic, genetic, political
VERB + INFLUENCE
- have
- give sb
- Her wealth gave her influence over affairs of state
- exercise, exert, use, wield
- Can you use your influence with the director to get me a part in the film? Drug cartels wielded enormous influence in the city
- extend
- The unions have been able to extend their influence over all industries
- be under
- The court was told that he was under the influence of alcohol when he committed the offence
- come/fall under
- She came under the influence of Sartre at this period
- be independent of
- show
- Spanish architecture shows Moorish influence
- attribute sth to
- Much of his writing can be attributed to the influence of Freud
INFLUENCE + VERB
- extend
- Their influence extended as far as China
PREP
- under the ~
- The town grew under the influence of colonialism
- ~ from
- There was no influence from outside
- ~ in
- She has a certain amount of influence in the way things are organized
- ~ on/upon
- They were a major influence upon the development of the sport
- ~ over
- I have absolutely no influence over him
- ~ with
- Queen Isabella was urged to use her influence with the French monarch
PHRASES
- a sphere of influence
- Rome's sphere of influence extended across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
- bring your influence to bear on sb/sth
- The king tried to bring his influence to bear on (= tried to influence) the parliament
- under the influence (of alcohol/drink)
- He was arrested for driving under the influence
ADJ
- big, considerable, great, significant
- dominant, major, overwhelming
- powerful, profound, strong
- important
- early
- Who were your early influences (= influences at the start of your career) ?
- formative
- The massive intellect of his mother had been a formative influence from his earliest years
- diverse
- He is a writer of Indian descent and draws upon diverse cultural influences
- outside
- Parents often seek to shelter their children from outside influences
- good
- adverse, bad, corrupting, destructive, disruptive, harmful, negative
- stabilizing, steadying
- calming, restraining
- civilizing
- environmental, genetic
- artistic, cultural, musical
VERB + INFLUENCE
- be, represent
- The legacy of Ancient Rome represented the overwhelming influence on Romanesque architecture
- have
- The band had many influences
- be exposed to
- a study of children exposed to different cultural influences
- draw from/on/upon
INFLUENCE + VERB
- be at work
- There were a number of influences at work in Gaudi's architecture
PREP
- ~ on
- She's by far the biggest influence on my writing