Impose — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

compel to behave in a certain way

impose something unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈəʊz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈoʊz/.

Examples

Social relations impose courtesy
The principal visited his rage on the students
levy a fine

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

visit bring down inflict enforce levy

Parts of Speech

verb	compel to behave in a certain way “Social relations impose courtesy”
verb	impose something unpleasant “The principal visited his rage on the students”
verb	impose and collect “levy a fine”

Word Forms

enforcement	noun	the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
infliction	noun	an act causing pain or damage
visitation	noun	an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
imposition	noun	an uncalled-for burden
levy	noun	a charge imposed and collected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auferlegen

zu einem bestimmten Verhalten zwingen

🇫🇷French

imposer

obliger à se comporter d'une certaine manière

🇪🇸Spanish

imponer

obligar a comportarse de cierta manera

🇮🇹Italian

imporre

costringere a comportarsi in un certo modo

🇳🇱Dutch

opleggen

dwingen om zich op een bepaalde manier te gedragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

impor

obrigar a se comportar de determinada maneira

🇷🇺Russian

навязывать

заставить вести себя определенным образом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरोपित करना

एक निश्चित तरीके से व्यवहार करने के लिए मजबूर करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আরোপ করা

একটি নির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে আচরণ করতে বাধ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

திணிக்க

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் நடந்து கொள்ள வற்புறுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

విధిస్తాయి

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో ప్రవర్తించమని బలవంతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लादणे

विशिष्ट पद्धतीने वागण्यास भाग पाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાદવું

ચોક્કસ રીતે વર્તે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವಂತೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുമത്തുക

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ പെരുമാറാൻ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਥੋਪਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مسلط

ایک خاص طریقے سے برتاؤ کرنے پر مجبور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强加

强迫以某种方式行事

🇯🇵Japanese

課す

特定の方法で行動することを強制する

🇰🇷Korean

부과하다

특정한 방식으로 행동하도록 강요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

áp đặt

buộc phải cư xử theo một cách nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

กำหนด

บังคับให้ประพฤติตนในทางใดทางหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memaksakan

memaksa untuk berperilaku dengan cara tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

magpataw

pilitin na kumilos sa isang tiyak na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

mengenakan

memaksa untuk berkelakuan dengan cara tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرض

إجباره على التصرف بطريقة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

تحمیل کند

مجبور کردن به رفتار خاصی

🇹🇷Turkish

empoze etmek

belli bir şekilde davranmaya zorlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶאֱכוֹף

לאלץ להתנהג בצורה מסוימת

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The primary meaning of 'impose' is 'compel to behave in a certain way'.

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