Imposition - English meaning

noun

A formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something, submitted to an authority, institution, or organization.

Usage examples:

An application for leave

noun

A particular use

Usage examples:

[ u ] a letter of application, [ c ] i’ve sent off applications for four different jobs.

noun

An official request for a job, a place on a course, etc., usually in writing

Usage examples:

An application for sth we received over 250 applications for the post., make/submit an application …

verb

Make a formal application or request.

Usage examples:

You need to apply to the local authority for a grant

verb

Present participle of apply

Usage examples:

By the time i saw the job advertised it was already too late to apply., i've applied for a new job …

verb

To request something, usually officially, especially in writing or by sending in a form

Usage examples:

Apply for we've applied for a grant to get funding for the project., apply to please apply in writi…

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘bother!’ she muttered

noun

A load, typically a heavy one.

Usage examples:

And laying my heavy burden in the safe hands of the luggage compartment i went to my seat and was g…

verb

Load heavily.

Usage examples:

She walked forwards burdened with a wooden box

noun

A duty or responsibility that is hard to bear

Usage examples:

I don’t want to be a burden on my children., he was burdened with debts.

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An accusation, typically one formally made against a prisoner brought to trial.

Usage examples:

He appeared in court on a charge of attempted murder

noun

An insistent and peremptory request, made as of right.

Usage examples:

A series of demands for far-reaching reforms

verb

Ask authoritatively or brusquely.

Usage examples:

‘where is she?’ he demanded

verb

To ask for forcefully, in a way that shows that refusal is not expected and will not be accepted

Usage examples:

[ t ] the library demanded $5 for each book returned late., [ + to infinitive ] i demand to see the…

noun

An impediment or burden.

Usage examples:

The horse raised its hind leg as if to rid itself of an encumbrance

noun

A mortgage or other charge on a property, or the fact of a property having a mortgage, etc.

Usage examples:

An encumbrance is a legal claim on a property that affects the owner's ability to transfer the owne…

noun

Something that makes it difficult for you to do something

Usage examples:

When you're walking 30 miles a day, the fewer encumbrances the better., he has no patience for the …

noun

The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.

Usage examples:

The strict enforcement of environmental regulations

noun

The process of making sure that people obey something such as a law or rule

Usage examples:

Enforcement of sth firms in member states where enforcement of regulations is weaker could have an …

noun

The process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or be accepted

Usage examples:

Voters support the enforcement of immigration laws., when a holding penalty is called in american f…

verb

Compel observance of or compliance with (a law, rule, or obligation).

Usage examples:

The role of the police is to enforce the law

verb

Present participle of enforce

Usage examples:

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits., the new teacher had failed to enforce…

verb

To make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted

Usage examples:

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits., the new teacher had failed to enforce…

noun

The action of establishing something or being established.

Usage examples:

The establishment of an independent government

noun

The people who have most of the power within government or society or in a particular business or activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic/educational/literary establishment, visitors come to shop in the fashionable new est…

noun

A business or other organization, or the place where an organization operates

Usage examples:

An educational/training/religious establishment, what percent of your establishment's total sales a…

adjective

Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.

Usage examples:

The exacting standards laid down by the organic food industry

verb

Demand and obtain (something) from someone.

Usage examples:

He exacted promises that another watergate would never be allowed to happen

adjective

Demanding a lot of effort, care, or attention

Usage examples:

All our aircraft meet exacting safety standards.

noun

The action of fastening something in place.

Usage examples:

The fixing of additional strengthening steelwork

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

The process of setting the price of something, especially gold, according to supply and demand

Usage examples:

At the start of each fixing, the chairman of the gold fixing board announces an opening price to th…

verb

Impose an unwelcome or unnecessary person or thing on.

Usage examples:

She had no desire to have an elderly relative foisted on her

adjective

(of a bid) requiring by convention a response from one's partner, no matter how weak their hand may be.

Usage examples:

An opening bid of two clubs is forcing to game

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

Irritating inconvenience.

Usage examples:

The hassle of child care

verb

Harass; pester.

Usage examples:

You want to sit and relax and not get hassled

noun

A situation that causes difficulty or trouble, or an argument

Usage examples:

Bad weather was the major hassle during our trip., i got into a hassle with my father about being l…

adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

An imposing 17th-century manor house

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

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

adjective

Noticeable because of large size, appearance, or importance

Usage examples:

An imposing mansion

verb

Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something.

Usage examples:

They inflicted serious injuries on three other men

verb

Present participle of inflict

Usage examples:

These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries., the suffering inflicted on these chi…

noun

An organization founded for a religious, educational, professional, or social purpose.

Usage examples:

An academic institution

noun

The action of introducing something.

Usage examples:

Issues arising from the introduction of new technology

noun

A short speech or piece of writing that comes before a longer speech or written text, usually giving basic information about what is to follow

Usage examples:

The author’s introduction explains the organization of the book., let me do the introductions (= in…

noun

The act of making goods or services available to be bought for the first time

Usage examples:

The introduction of sth to sth the company has announced the introduction of a new games console to…

verb

Put (something) down gently or carefully.

Usage examples:

She laid the baby in his cot

noun

The general appearance of an area of land.

Usage examples:

The lay of the surrounding countryside

noun

An act or instance of having sex.

verb

Impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

Usage examples:

A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes

noun

An act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.

Usage examples:

Police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates

noun

An act of enlisting troops.

Usage examples:

Edward i and edward ii had made substantial use of the feudal levy for raising an army

noun

A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.

Usage examples:

In addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds

verb

Fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something.

Usage examples:

They go to calais to load up their vans with cheap beer

verb

Become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way.

Usage examples:

A sound from the reception hall obtruded into his thoughts

verb

Present participle of obtrude

Usage examples:

I don't want to obtrude upon/on her privacy.

noun

Something that is one's duty or responsibility.

Usage examples:

The onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss

noun

The obligation to prove an assertion or allegation that one makes; the burden of proof.

adjective

Requiring quick or immediate action or attention.

Usage examples:

Inflation was the most pressing problem

noun

An act or instance of applying force or weight to something.

Usage examples:

Pure-grade olive oil is the product of the second or third pressings

verb

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.

Usage examples:

The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

verb

Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

noun

The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Usage examples:

A romantic house in a wonderful setting beside the river wye

verb

Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.

Usage examples:

Delaney set the mug of tea down

verb

Group (pupils or students) in sets according to ability.

verb

Force (a part of one's body or oneself) to make an unusually great effort.

Usage examples:

I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound

noun

A force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.

Usage examples:

The usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine

noun

A particular breed, stock, or variety of an animal or plant.

Usage examples:

Australia has been trying to breed better strains of plants and animals for ever.

verb

Feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He worried about his soldier sons in the war

noun

The state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems.

Usage examples:

He's demented with worry

verb

To think about problems or unpleasant things that make you anxious, or to make someone feel anxious

Usage examples:

[ i ] if you get a monthly train ticket, you won’t have to worry about buying a ticket every day., …