Impelled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

cause to move forward with force

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɛld/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɛld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɛld/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɛld/.

Examples

Steam propels this ship
felt impelled to take a stand against the issue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

driven propel impel force

Parts of Speech

verb	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
verb	cause to move forward with force “Steam propels this ship”
adjective	urged or forced to action through moral pressure “felt impelled to take a stand against the issue”

Word Forms

impulsive	adjective	having the power of driving or impelling
impulsion	noun	a force that moves something along
force	noun	a powerful effect or influence
propulsive	adjective	tending to or capable of propelling
propellent	adjective	tending to or capable of propelling
propellant	adjective	tending to or capable of propelling
propulsion	noun	the act of propelling
propeller	noun	a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
propellent	noun	any substance that propels
propellant	noun	any substance that propels
propellor	noun	a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
impellent	adjective	forcing forward or onward; impelling
impeller	noun	the blade of a rotor (as in the compressor of a jet engine)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angetrieben

(eine Person) zu einer Handlung drängen oder zwingen; einschränken oder motivieren

🇫🇷French

poussé

inciter ou forcer (une personne) à une action ; contraindre ou motiver

🇪🇸Spanish

impulsado

instar o forzar (a una persona) a realizar una acción; limitar o motivar

🇮🇹Italian

spinto

sollecitare o forzare (una persona) a un'azione; limitare o motivare

🇳🇱Dutch

gedreven

aandringen of dwingen (een persoon) tot een actie; beperken of motiveren

🇵🇹Portuguese

impelido

instar ou forçar (uma pessoa) a uma ação; restringir ou motivar

🇷🇺Russian

побужденный

побудить или принудить (человека) к действию; ограничивать или мотивировать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेरित

किसी कार्य के लिए (किसी व्यक्ति को) आग्रह करना या बाध्य करना; विवश करना या प्रेरित करना

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டப்பட்டது

ஒரு செயலுக்கு (ஒரு நபர்) தூண்டுதல் அல்லது கட்டாயப்படுத்துதல்; கட்டுப்படுத்தவும் அல்லது ஊக்கப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపించబడ్డాడు

ఒక చర్యకు (ఒక వ్యక్తి) ప్రేరేపించడం లేదా బలవంతం చేయడం; నిరోధించండి లేదా ప్రేరేపించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवृत्त

(एखाद्या व्यक्तीला) एखाद्या कृतीसाठी आग्रह करणे किंवा सक्ती करणे; प्रतिबंधित करा किंवा प्रेरित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરિત

(વ્યક્તિને) ક્રિયા માટે વિનંતી કરો અથવા દબાણ કરો; પ્રતિબંધિત કરો અથવા પ્રોત્સાહિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸಿತು

ಒಂದು ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯ ಅಥವಾ ಒತ್ತಾಯ (ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ); ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രേരിപ്പിച്ചു

ഒരു പ്രവർത്തനത്തിന് (ഒരു വ്യക്തിയെ) പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക; നിയന്ത്രിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രചോദിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ

(ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ) ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਲਈ ਤਾਕੀਦ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ; ਰੋਕੋ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਿਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

متاثر

(کسی شخص) کو کسی عمل پر زور دینا یا مجبور کرنا؛ روکنا یا حوصلہ افزائی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

推动的

敦促或强迫（人）采取行动；约束或激励

🇯🇵Japanese

駆り立てられた

（人に）ある行動を促す、または強制する。制約したり動機づけたりする

🇰🇷Korean

강요된

(사람에게) 행동을 촉구하거나 강요하다; 제약하거나 동기를 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị thúc đẩy

thúc giục hoặc ép buộc (một người) thực hiện một hành động; hạn chế hoặc thúc đẩy

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกผลักดัน

กระตุ้นหรือบังคับ (บุคคล) ให้กระทำการ; จำกัดหรือกระตุ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

didorong

mendesak atau memaksa (seseorang) untuk melakukan suatu tindakan; membatasi atau memotivasi

🇵🇭Filipino

hinihimok

himukin o pilitin (ang isang tao) sa isang aksyon; pilitin o udyukan

🇲🇾Malay

terdorong

menggesa atau memaksa (seseorang) melakukan sesuatu tindakan; mengekang atau memotivasikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدفوع

حث أو إجبار (الشخص) على القيام بعمل ما؛ تقييد أو تحفيز

🇮🇷Persian

رانده شده است

اصرار یا وادار کردن (فردی) به یک عمل؛ محدود کردن یا ایجاد انگیزه

🇹🇷Turkish

zorlanmış

(bir kişiyi) bir eyleme teşvik etmek veya zorlamak; kısıtlamak veya motive etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דחף

דחף או כוח (אדם) לפעולה; להגביל או להניע

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