how to pronounce impose

/ɪmˈpəʊz/

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impose is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of impose in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to impose my own values onto people but …”

meaning of impose

Impose means to force or to put pressure on someone or something.

impose frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word impose occurs in english on average 18.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics impose can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that impose can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;