Impinge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impinge or infringe upon

advance beyond the usual limit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈɪndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈɪndʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈɪndʒ/.

Examples

This impinges on my rights as an individual
This matter entrenches on other domains

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trench infringe encroach entrench

Parts of Speech

verb	impinge or infringe upon “This impinges on my rights as an individual”
verb	advance beyond the usual limit

Word Forms

impingement	noun	influencing strongly
impinging	noun	the physical coming together of two or more things
encroachment	noun	influencing strongly
encroacher	noun	someone who enters by force in order to conquer
infringement	noun	an act that disregards an agreement or a right

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auftreffen

beeinträchtigen oder verletzen

🇫🇷French

empiéter

empiéter ou porter atteinte à

🇪🇸Spanish

afectar a

infringir o infringir

🇮🇹Italian

urtare

interferire o violare

🇳🇱Dutch

botsen

aantasten of inbreuk maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

impactar

colidir ou infringir

🇷🇺Russian

сталкиваться

посягать или посягать на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टकराना

अतिक्रमण करना या उल्लंघन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আঘাত করা

আঘাত করা বা লঙ্ঘন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டை

தடை அல்லது மீறல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుపడతాయి

అడ్డుకోవడం లేదా ఉల్లంఘించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

आघात करणे

लादणे किंवा उल्लंघन करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટક્કર

પર હુમલો અથવા ઉલ્લંઘન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸಿ

ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക

തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ലംഘിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧੱਕਾ

'ਤੇ ਹਮਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹکرانا

مسلط کرنا یا خلاف ورزی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撞击

冲击或侵犯

🇯🇵Japanese

衝突する

侵害する、または侵害する

🇰🇷Korean

범하다

침해하거나 침해하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

va chạm

xâm phạm hoặc xâm phạm

🇹🇭Thai

กระทบ

กระทบหรือละเมิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menimpa

melanggar atau melanggar

🇵🇭Filipino

humampas

humahampas o lumalabag sa

🇲🇾Malay

melanggar

melanggar atau melanggar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصطدم

يمس أو ينتهك

🇮🇷Persian

برخورد کردن

تجاوز کردن یا نقض کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpmak

etkilemek veya ihlal etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִפְגוֹעַ

לפגוע או להפר

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The primary meaning of 'impinge' is 'impinge or infringe upon'.

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'impinge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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