Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive, rare, transitive)To make a physical impact on.

    Loud noise can impinge on the eardrum, causing temporary hearing damage.

    aufschlagen, aufprallen

  2. (figuratively, intransitive, rare, transitive)To interfere with.

    beeinflussen

    посяга́тьposjagátʹ

  3. (figuratively, intransitive)To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.

    Near-synonym: infringe

    einschneiden

    impinge or infringe upon

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The sudden glare impinged painfully on his eyes.

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  2. I can't let these distractions impinge on my work.

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  3. Pressure from work is impinging on my personal life.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to interfere with:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to make a physical impact on to collide, to crash (upon):
to interfere with:
to have a (negative) effect upon; to limit:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin impingō (“dash against, impinge”). Compare impact, derived from the pe

Borrowed from Latin impingō (“dash against, impinge”). Compare impact, derived from the perfect passive participle of impingō.

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Forms

impinges, impinging, impinged, impinged
Base formimpinge · to impinge
3rd person singularimpinges
Present participleimpinging
Past simpleimpinged
Past participleimpinged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyimpinge
he, she, itimpinges

Past simpleLesson

all personsimpinged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave impinged
he, she, ithas impinged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill impinge

Synonyms

13 synonyms
collideC2crashB1strikeB1infringeB2affectB1limitB1touchB1influenceB2impactA2encroachtrespass
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
RelatedimpactA2impingementimpinging
Derivedimpingentimpinger

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
impertinentimperviousC1impetuousimpetusimplacableimplantimplausible
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