EnglishLearner.com
  • Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level
    • Beginner exercises
    • Intermediate exercises
    • Advanced exercises
  • Dictionary
  • List of exercises
  • Exercises by level+
    • Beginner exercises
    • Intermediate exercises
    • Advanced exercises

Meaning of impelled in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    US accent

    How to pronounce impelled in American English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.

    UK accent

    How to pronounce impelled in British English, in context ▾
    Use the controls below Controls button to browse different examples of pronunciation.
  1. Classifying Adjective

    impelled

    Definitions

    1. urged or forced to action through moral pressure

    Examples

    • « felt impelled to take a stand against the issue »

    Synonyms

    • motivated

Famous quotes

  • « Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves. »
    Dean Inge
  • « I began the study of medicine, impelled by a desire for knowledge of facts and of man. The resolution to do disciplined work tied me to both laboratory and clinic for a long time to come. »
    Karl Jaspers

Browse dictionary

  • impel
  • impeding
  • impedimenta
  • impediment
  • impelled
  • impellent
  • impeller
  • impelling
  • impend
Copyright © EnglishLearner.com 1998-2021