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# impose

«impose» in Mova's school dictionary: **To make a rule, tax or punishment that people must accept** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (impose, imposes, imposed, imposing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make a rule, tax or punishment that people must accept. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#m1)

2) To force your ideas or wishes on other people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#m2)

3) (impose on) To ask too much of someone, causing them trouble, as in «I don't want to impose». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In social studies: governments impose taxes or speed limits. At school: a teacher imposes a rule or a detention. In everyday politeness: «I don't want to impose» means «I don't want to be a bother». Adjective imposing means large and impressive.

### examples

- The council imposed a speed limit near the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x1)
- The referee imposed a penalty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x2)
- Don't impose your choice on everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x3)
- I don't want to impose, but could I stay for tea? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x4)
- The government imposed a new tax on sugar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x5)
- The castle was an imposing sight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x6)
- Princes come from all quarters to ask her hand, and on one and all she imposes a condition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/#x7)

### note

Regular. Noun: imposition. Note imposing (adjective) = big and impressive, a different sense. In maths word problems, an imposed tax or fine adds to the cost.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «impose» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impose/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.