impose in English

verb

1

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

the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

synonyms: foist, force, inflict, press, urge, saddle someone with, land someone with

2

take advantage of someone by demanding their attention or commitment.

she realized that she had imposed on Miss Hatherby's kindness

synonyms: take advantage of, exploit, take liberties with, treat unfairly, bother, trouble, disturb, inconvenience, put out, put to trouble, be a burden on, walk all over

3

arrange (pages of type) so that they will be in the correct order after printing and folding.

verb

foist, force, inflict, press, urge, saddle someone with, land someone with
levy, charge, apply, enforce, set, establish, institute, introduce, bring into effect
take advantage of, exploit, take liberties with, treat unfairly, bother, trouble, disturb, inconvenience, put out, put to trouble, be a burden on, walk all over
bring down, inflict, visit
levy
enforce

Use "impose" in a sentence

1. I dislike to impose.

2. We impose the maximum penalty.

3. I don't want to impose on you.

4. The government may impose tariffs on imports.

5. It will not impose time limitation.

6. The Court decides what punishment to impose .

7. The US could impose punitive tariffs on exports.

8. The UN has decided to impose sanctions.

9. A better approach: Impose appropriate consequences for misbehavior.

10. Some labels impose stricter requirements than others.

11. The courts could impose a probation order.

12. The Society may impose conditions on any registration.

13. Liberalization, however, can impose additional strain on a system.

14. But I vowed to master the chaos, to impose order.

15. I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.

16. The court can impose a fine or a prison sentence.

17. □ What burdens may we unwisely impose upon ourselves?

18. Deng then announced he would impose martial law.

19. Congress can impose strict conditions on the bank.

20. The police hope to impose order and Constrain violence.

21. What burdens can advanced age impose on a person?

22. Don't impose yourself on people who don't like you.

23. We'd build a coalition to impose their own sanctions.

24. They led the fight to impose laws on smoking.

25. 5 The UN security council may impose economic sanctions .

26. 6 The host country may impose foreign exchange control.

27. US decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium (debate)

28. No, we'll find a motel - we don't want to impose.

29. (i) impose a temporary prohibition on the exercise of professional activity;

30. Don't impose yourself on people who don't want you.

31. This decision will impose serious constraints on all schools.

32. He wants to impose a levy on landfill waste.

33. Can schools impose an inflexible grading policy on teachers?

34. We have to impose charges when dealing with salmonella.

35. Could I impose upon you and call again sometime, maybe?

36. A leader does not impose a decision, he moulds it.

37. The Maastricht rules also impose strict limits on public debt.

38. Obviously this would impose a significant strain on the Exchequer.

39. Google reserves the right to impose fees on this currency conversion.

40. The legislator, for example, has reason to impose a certain tax.

41. He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.

42. Another possibility is that the court could impose a community service order.

43. AIRLINE CHARGES Airlines often impose their own surcharges on advertised airfares.

44. In May 1531, Zürich reluctantly agreed to impose a food blockade.

45. They loot and impose depredations on the countries where they operate.

46. The government decided to impose a protective tariff on foreign cars.

47. I don't want to impose on you by staying too long.

48. Truman did not threaten to use force to impose his views.

49. Where uniform procedures exist, it is easier to impose centralised control.

50. You impose too much on me, and I'm so tired.