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How to pronounce force
Say it like this: /foːs/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does force mean?
nounAbility to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
“the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract”
The generalized abstraction of this concept.
“Torque is the rotational version of force.”
A particular form or type of force.
“fictitious forces”
verbTo make someone or something do something, often regardless of their will.
“The second problem is the economy, the shocking state of which has forced the decision to apply to the EU.”
To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
“Shall wee force the general law of nature, which in all living creatures under heaven is seene to tremble at paine?”
To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
“to force the tyrant from his seat by war”
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