Impetus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a force that moves something along

the act of applying force suddenly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪmpəɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪmpətəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪmpətəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪmpəɾəs/.

Examples

the impulse knocked him over

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impulse drift impulsion

Parts of Speech

noun	a force that moves something along
noun	the act of applying force suddenly “the impulse knocked him over”

Word Forms

drift	verb	cause to be carried by a current
impel	verb	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

élan

une force qui fait avancer quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

impulso

una fuerza que mueve algo

🇮🇹Italian

impulso

una forza che muove qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

impuls

een kracht die iets voortbeweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

impulso

uma força que move algo

🇷🇺Russian

импульс

сила, которая перемещает что-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रेरणा

एक शक्ति जो किसी चीज़ को आगे बढ़ाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুপ্রেরণা

একটি শক্তি যে বরাবর কিছু সরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

உத்வேகம்

ஏதோ ஒன்றை நகர்த்தும் ஒரு சக்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరణ

ఏదో ఒకదానిని కదిలించే శక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रेरणा

एक शक्ती जी काहीतरी बाजूने हलवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રેરણા

એક બળ જે કંઈક સાથે ખસેડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രേരണ

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചലിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ശക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਾਕਤ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

محرک

ایک قوت جو کسی چیز کو ساتھ لے کر چلتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

动力

推动某物前进的力量

🇯🇵Japanese

推進力

何かを動かす力

🇰🇷Korean

운동량

무언가를 움직이게 하는 힘

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thúc đẩy

một lực di chuyển một cái gì đó dọc theo

🇹🇭Thai

แรงผลักดัน

แรงที่เคลื่อนบางสิ่งบางอย่างไปตาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

dorongan

suatu kekuatan yang menggerakkan sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

dorongan

daya yang menggerakkan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوة دافعة

القوة التي تحرك شيئا على طول

🇮🇷Persian

انگیزه

نیرویی که چیزی را به حرکت در می آورد

🇹🇷Turkish

ivme

bir şeyi hareket ettiren kuvvet

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְנוּפָה

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