Force meaning in English

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Definition

to force: to oblige, to compel verb
a force: a physical power, a strength; an influence, an effect noun
The door is heavy. You need to use a lot of force to open it. Do you have the strength to open it?

Examples

  • "Bruno had spent his last few dollars on two plane tickets, and so he was forced to stay with his parents, Marc and Sarah."
  • "Day 1 : In order to pay our debt to the restaurant, Horatio and I have been forced to work in the kitchen."
  • "I'm not going to suggest that we force all pubs to allow smoking, and ban non-smokers, however tempting this may be."
  • "Unless this contract is signed (in duplicate) by tomorrow, we will be forced to withdraw our 2.5 million dollar offer for the branding rights."
  • "Philip : Force of habit, I guess."
  • "It seems the delay was caused by a missing RAM chip, which we were forced to order from Indonesia."
  • "Anyone who fails to turn up will be forced to work with Horatio for a month."
  • "Bruno had spent his remaining savings on two plane tickets, and so he was forced to stay with his parents, Marc and Sarah."
  • "Though unions will never be the same force that shaped 20th-century America, their steady decline is not the global trend."
  • "I was forced to renounce tea in favour of coffee."
  • "Mistake 2: You should never force lions to wear rollerblades."
  • "European Supermarkets , which will be forced to give a one Euro price reduction for each minute a customer spends waiting in the check-out queue."
  • "Unions remain a potent force in Europe."
  • "-Since he started working here, our once-manageable rodent problem has become out of control, and we've been forced to hire exterminators to resolve the problem."
  • "Why is forcing democracy on a country so difficult?"
  • "In their heyday in the mid-20th century, American labor unions provided a political force to be reckoned with."
  • "The museum has doubled its security forces in anticipation of vandals and scalpers, who sell tickets illegally."
  • "Force of habit..."

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