Impose

See also imposé

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -əʊz

Etymology

From Middle French imposer.

Verb

Infinitive to Impose

Third person singular impos

Simple past -

Past participle -

Present participle es

to Impose (third-person singular simple present impos, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

1. (transitive) to establish or apply by authority

   Congress imposed new tariffs.

2. (intransitive) to be an inconvenience

   I don't wish to impose upon you.

3. to enforce: compel to behave in a certain way

   Social relations impose courtesy

Derived terms

Terms derived from "impose"

imposition

superimpose

imposure

Translations

to establish or apply by authority

Dutch: opleggen nl(nl) Esperanto: imponi eo(eo) Finnish: määrätä fi(fi), säätää fi(fi) French: imposer fr(fr)

Persian: تحمیل (Tahmil) Portuguese: impor pt(pt) Telugu: విధించు (vidhimchu)

to be an inconvenience

Finnish: olla rasituksena French: s'imposer German: auferlegen de(de)

Japanese: 課す ja(ja) (かす, kasu) Portuguese: abusar pt(pt) Russian: навязываться ru(ru) (navjazyvát'sja) (impf.) (intransitive), навязаться ru(ru) (navjazát'sja) REDIRECT Template:pf. (intransitive)

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French

Verb

Impose

1. First-person singular present indicative of imposer.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of imposer.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of imposer.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of imposer.
5. Second-person singular imperative of imposer.

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Italian

Verb

impose

1. Third-person singular past historic of imporre.

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