Complete Definition of "impose"

English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-impose.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��z|-��z

Etymology
From MF. imposer.

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|imposes|imposing|imposed

  1. to establish or apply by authority

#:Congress imposed new tariffs.

Translations

Finnish: määrätä, säätää
French: imposer
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Telugu: విధి��� (vidhimchu)
Persian: تح��� (Tahmil)
Dutch: opleggen

Intransitive verb
en-verb|imposes|imposing|imposed

  1. to be an inconvenience

#:I don't wish to impose upon you.

Translations

Finnish: olla rasituksena
French: s'imposer
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German: auferlegen

Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs


Italian

Verb
impose

  1. form of|third-person|Third-person singular past historic|imporre#Italian|imporre|lang=Italian

Category:Italian verb forms

et:impose
fr:impose
io:impose
simple:impose
fi:impose
te:impose
vi:impose
zh:impose

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