English English Dictionary
- compel in English:
1. to force
2. to
Go to sleep.
I hope to one day speak German as well as you speak English.
Why aren't you going? "Because I don't want to."
It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.
Look at me when I talk to you!
Homeroom teachers should make every effort to keep in touch with their students.
Nobody ever comes to see us in this out-of-the-way village.
If I can get into university, I am hoping to learn to speak two foreign languages.
Fewer workers meant fewer people with money to buy goods.
Franklin Roosevelt was born to a rich and important New York family.
Two roundtrip tickets to Osaka, please.
The president was quoted as saying he would like to visit Japan soon.
You are welcome to the use of our house while we are away on vacation.
It began to rain heavily just as we got to the gate.
According to the weather forecast, the rainy season will set in next week.
3. force somebody to do something
English word "compel"(force somebody to do something) occurs in sets:
native 1000 słówek4. compulsive
Tom is a compulsive gambler.
this book is compulsive reading
Today we tell about compulsive hoarding syndrome
Tt is clear that he is a compulsive gambler with no interest in changing his ways.
Rose was a compulsive liar. She just couldn't help saying things that weren't true.
Once a habit has been acquired, it has almost compulsive power over us.
English word "compel"(compulsive) occurs in sets:
Word Formation (Year 3)5. compulsion
I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert.
He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the truth.
The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.
6. force or oblige to do something
English word "compel"(force or oblige to do something) occurs in sets:
English- November7. push
Stop pushing me!
I had to push my bicycle because I had a flat tire.
The new ambassador will push for a cease-fire to stop the killing.
Look, if push comes to shove I have no doubt she'll pull rank on you to get her way.
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
Who are the idiots who said that teachers should push for larger amounts of homework, seeing as the students don't work enough?
Local officials are twisting arms to push new development projects.
In order to gain media recognition, sometimes AIDS patients have to push themselves into the public eye.
The convenience store was overflowing with girls, I didn't have the urge to push my way through them and went home as I was.
The soldiers in the outposts are continually on the look-out, ready to push back enemy attacks.
l'm gonna push you underwater with my jowls.
He pushed his daughter to achieve greater success.
Let's try to move this wardrobe - you push and I'll pull.
The last-minute push helped them reach a resolution
My grandma is pushing seventy six.
