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impose English

Meaning impose meaning

What does impose mean?
Definitions in simple English

impose Verb

— If you impose something on someone, you force it on them, even if they don't want it. Egypt has imposed travel restrictions which will make it harder to enter the country. The law imposes a duty on all employers to provide safety training. — If you impose on someone, you ask or expect them to do something for you that is difficult or inconvenient. Could we impose on you to explain that again more slowly? I'd like to visit her, but I don't want to impose.

impose

— verb compel to behave in a certain way Social relations impose courtesy — verb (= visit) impose something unpleasant The principal visited his rage on the students — verb (= levy) impose and collect levy a fine

Synonyms impose synonyms

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impose English » English

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Topics impose topics

What do people use impose to talk about?
Language and thought Want Influence

Compel
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Prevent
Work and occupation Finance

Tax
Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Cheat
Physical actions Move something Open

Limit

Conjugation impose conjugation

How do you conjugate impose?

impose · verb

Examples impose examples

How do I use impose in a sentence?

Simple sentences

We should not impose our opinions on other people.
The government decided to impose a special tax on very high incomes.
Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.
Don't impose your beliefs on other people.
We shouldn't impose our opinions on other people.
You shouldn't impose your opinion on others.
I don't want to impose.
He's always trying to impose his will.
Tom is always trying to impose his will on others.

Movie subtitles

The slaveries they put upon themselves today. they will impose tomorrow upon the whole world.
Age is a limit we impose upon ourselves.
Since you still refuse to remember your name. but have pleaded guilty to trespass and atrocious assault, I will be as lenient as my conscience permits. and not impose upon you the maximum penalty your crimes ordinarily permit.
As it would be imprudent to impose obligations on you which you do not fully understand it is wise of this respectable assembly to tell you what your duties will be if they admit you into its heart.
I impose a public penance for the scandal she caused.
I won't impose on you again.
That boy was not looking to impose himself in the world.
We must never again let any force dedicated to a super-race. or a super-idea, or super-anything. become strong enough to impose itself upon a free world.
I exact no promises and impose no obligations.
Well, I wouldn't want to impose on you.
I don't want to impose.
You plan to impose on my good nature and drink me out of house and home.
I ask this court. to find the accused guilty. and impose the penalties prescribed by the code of military justice.
Otherwise, the will could never impose so many obstacles.
I will impose sanctions, rest assured.
Well, I wouldn't want to impose. No, feel free to choose anything you like.
I impose a public penance for the scandal she caused. Sister Anne-Marie will kiss all her Sisters' feet.
I can't impose such drudgery.
I know I shouldn't impose on your evenings, but I'm just so anxious about this project.
Ordinarily, I wouldn't impose upon her, but tonight I'm going to ask Helen Morgan to favor us with a song.
I dislike to impose.
And to impose conditions too! On me, the Princess!
Win or lose, Gigi, you will not impose us on poor Gaston for the weekend.
Ms. v. Racket will immediately impose appropriate punishment.
I wouldn't want to impose.
God is a superstition too crude to impose upon a child.
Sorry to impose her on you.
And even less to impose your confessions on me.
I wouldn't impose, and he's with me.
I couldn't impose.
But it is not I that's getting married, I can't impose it at all cost.
I ask this court to find the accused guilty. and impose the penalties prescribed by the code of military justice.
But I don't want to impose myself.
As president, will you impose artificial insemination?
Allow me to ask you this question. Do you think it is possible to impose this method on humans?
You can't govern yourself or impose any discipline.
I'm going to impose charges on him, he deserves that!

News and current affairs

And, perversely, American neo-conservatives have transformed the internationalism of the old left by seeking to impose a democratic world order by US military force.
First, they could allow all countries to reap the benefits of a bilateral mutual-recognition deal by agreeing not to impose restrictive rules of origin.
The answer lies both in the fact that it promised not to do so when it signed the NPT and in the consequences that it would impose on others.
Now it is up to the government to use the judicial system to impose the rule of law.
Moreover, devaluation will impose heavy burdens on China, for example, it will certainly increase the cost of servicing China's debts and may also worsen the overall balance of payment.
Some countries even impose a constitutional mandate for equality of educational opportunities.
Indeed, while inequality's harmful effects are wide-reaching, and impose huge costs on our economies and societies, they are largely avoidable.
To throw away that achievement would impose costs not confined to the present episode.
Politicians are loath to impose such a tax, fearing a political backlash.
I believe that the fairest and simplest proportionate response would be to impose a no-fly zone on Syria.
Afghan Muslims were confronting foreign aggressors who sought to impose Soviet-style communism upon them.
Lee's premise, from which he never departed, was that, especially in a multi-ethnic society like Singapore, a meritocratic elite must impose social harmony from above.
Northern taxpayers will be forced to inject massive amounts of capital into banks, even if the authorities impose significant losses on banks' large and wholesale creditors, as well they should.
Excessive social welfare spending (mainly public pensions) and the cost of servicing the public debt drain resources from more productive government spending and impose a high tax burden.
So no one in Europe needs to fear that the Czech Republic has some nostalgic or idiosyncratic agenda that it wants to impose on the Union.
In a post-Arafat situation, it will be much harder for any successor or successors to impose discipline and hierarchy on the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the PA, or Fatah.
The first calls for the world to deem as utterly unacceptable state violence that seeks to impose conformity and discipline.
To achieve this end, however, the state must be stripped of its ability to impose divisive dogmas, traditions, and stereotypes.
But the anti-immigrant vitriol of the 1990's, which pushed California's legislature to impose the ban, remains strong, and not even the immigrant Terminator can muster the courage to fight it.
Moreover, with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remaining as Iran's president, the West will once again resort to its usual method of dealing with unfriendly regimes: impose more sanctions.
While ASEAN rejected previous calls to impose sanctions, or even to expel Myanmar, this step shows that it will not remain inert regardless of what the generals do.

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