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Imposing

verb/ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ/
Definition
compel to behave in a certain way
impose something unpleasant
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪmpˈəʊzɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪmpˈəʊzɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈoʊzɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcompel to behave in a certain way
“Social relations impose courtesy”
verbimpose something unpleasant
“The principal visited his rage on the students”
verbimpose and collect
“levy a fine”
adjectiveimpressive in appearance
“a baronial mansion”
adjectiveused of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
“his distinguished bearing”
Word Forms
enforcementnounthe act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
inflictionnounan act causing pain or damage
visitationnounan annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
impositionnounan uncalled-for burden
levynouna charge imposed and collected
baronnouna nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
statelinessnounimpressiveness in scale or proportion
grandnessnounthe quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
imposant
zu einem bestimmten Verhalten zwingen
🇫🇷French
imposant
obliger à se comporter d'une certaine manière
🇪🇸Spanish
imponente
obligar a comportarse de cierta manera
🇮🇹Italian
imponente
costringere a comportarsi in un certo modo
🇳🇱Dutch
imposant
dwingen om zich op een bepaalde manier te gedragen
🇵🇹Portuguese
imponente
obrigar a se comportar de determinada maneira
🇷🇺Russian
внушительный
заставить вести себя определенным образом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रभावशाली
एक निश्चित तरीके से व्यवहार करने के लिए मजबूर करें
🇧🇩Bengali
আরোপিত
একটি নির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে আচরণ করতে বাধ্য করা
🇮🇳Tamil
சுமத்துகிறது
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் நடந்து கொள்ள வற்புறுத்துகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
విధించడం
ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో ప్రవర్తించమని బలవంతం చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
लादणे
विशिष्ट पद्धतीने वागण्यास भाग पाडणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
આલીશાન
ચોક્કસ રીતે વર્તે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೇರುವುದು
ಒಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುವಂತೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കുന്നു
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
气势
强迫以某种方式行事
🇯🇵Japanese
堂々とした
特定の方法で行動することを強制する
🇰🇷Korean
인상적인
특정한 방식으로 행동하도록 강요하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
áp đặt
buộc phải cư xử theo một cách nhất định
🇹🇭Thai
การจัดเก็บภาษี
บังคับให้ประพฤติตนในทางใดทางหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengesankan
memaksa untuk berperilaku dengan cara tertentu
🇵🇭Filipino
kahanga-hanga
pilitin na kumilos sa isang tiyak na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
mengagumkan
memaksa untuk berkelakuan dengan cara tertentu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
فرض
إجباره على التصرف بطريقة معينة
🇮🇷Persian
تحمیل کننده
مجبور کردن به رفتار خاصی
🇹🇷Turkish
heybetli
belli bir şekilde davranmaya zorlamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
מְפוֹאָר
לאלץ להתנהג בצורה מסוימת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'imposing'?
The primary meaning of 'imposing' is 'compel to behave in a certain way'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'imposing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'imposing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'imposing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'imposing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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