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impose

/ɪmˈpəʊz/

/ɪmˈpoʊz/

Translations

imposeverb

imposed

Past Simple

imposed

Past Participle

imposing

Gerund

/ɪmˈpəʊz/

/ɪmˈpoʊz/

The teacher did not want to impose her personal beliefs on her students.

L'enseignante ne voulait pas imposer ses convictions personnelles à ses élèves.

The government decided to impose new regulations on the industry.

Le gouvernement a décidé d'imposer de nouvelles réglementations à l'industrie.

Additional translations

imposerTerminologie de l'imprimerie.

s'imposerSe rendre importun ou envahissant.

Synonyms

Antonyms

imposeverb

To establish or apply by authority or force.

The government decided to impose new regulations on the industry.

To force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place.

The teacher did not want to impose her personal beliefs on her students.

To take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment.

I hope I'm not imposing by staying at your house for the weekend.

In printing, to arrange pages or forms of type on a press sheet so that they will be in the correct order after folding.

The compositor imposed the pages before the sheet went to press.