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imposed

UK
/ɪmˈpəʊzd/
US
/ɪmˈpoʊzd/

Translations

imposedpast participle
UK
/ɪmˈpəʊzd/
US
/ɪmˈpoʊzd/
Past participle of "impose" used adjectivally.
The imposed regulations were met with resistance by the local businesses.
Les réglementations imposées ont suscité de la résistance chez les entreprises locales.
Synonyms
administered
mandated
dictated
established
enforced
imposeverb

imposed

Past Simple

imposed
Past Simple
imposed
Past Participle
imposing
Gerund
UK
/ɪmˈpəʊz/
US
/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
s'imposerSe rendre importun ou envahissant.
imposerTerminologie de l'imprimerie.
Synonyms
enforce
administer
establish
levy
dictate
obtrude
inflict
Antonyms
withdraw
exclude
remove

Definitions

imposedpast participle
Enforced or applied by authority; not chosen voluntarily.
The imposed regulations were met with resistance by the local businesses.
Established or set as a burden, duty, or constraint.
She struggled to meet the imposed deadlines.
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.
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