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force

US /fɔrs/

noun, verb Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a powerful effect or influence

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Heavy rain forced the organizers to move the event indoors.

Word Family

NounNoun
force gốc fort fortification
VerbVerb
force gốc fort fortify
AdjectiveAdj
forcible
AdverbAdv
forcibly

Synonyms

  • compelforce somebody to do something
  • obligeforce somebody to do something
  • strengththe property of being physically or mentally strong

Collocations

  • Easy sales force
    describing sales force (income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time)
  • Medium force of habit
    to force of habit, meaning to to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
  • Hard come into force immediately
    to come into force immediately, meaning to move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
  • Very Hard force majeure event excuses breach
    to force majeure event excuses breach, meaning to to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

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