Meaning

1 senses

  1. To impel; to incite.

Examples

52 sentences

  1. She bought the dress on impulse.

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  2. Tom resisted the impulse to shout.

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  3. Tom resisted the impulse to kiss Mary.

    ruТом сдержал порыв поцеловать Мэри. — Ooneykcall

    deTom widerstand dem Drang, Mary zu küssen. — Mixtli

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  4. I felt an impulse to cry out loud.

    ruЯ ощутил желание громко вскрикнуть. — Ooneykcall

    deIch verspürte den Drang, laut zu schreien. — Mixtli

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  5. He told his wife not to buy on impulse.

    ruОн сказал своей жене не делать неожиданных покупок. — Hellerick

    deEr sagte seiner Frau, sie solle keine Spontaneinkäufe machen. — Esperantostern

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.

Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.

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Forms

impulses, impulsing, impulsed, impulsed
Base formimpulse · to impulse
3rd person singularimpulses
Present participleimpulsing
Past simpleimpulsed
Past participleimpulsed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyimpulse
he, she, itimpulses

Past simpleLesson

all personsimpulsed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill impulse

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
improviseimprudentimpudenceimpudentimpulsiveB2impulsivelyimpunity
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