Meaning

1 senses

  1. Without prior consideration; spontaneously, impulsively.

    Near-synonym: on a whim

Examples

10 sentences

  1. She bought the dress on impulse.

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

    ruОн сказал своей жене не делать неожиданных покупок.

    deEr sagte seiner Frau, sie solle keine Spontaneinkäufe machen.

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  3. He went out on a sudden impulse.

    deAus einem plötzlichen Impuls heraus ging er hinaus.

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  4. On a sudden impulse, he went out.

    deAus einem plötzlichen Impuls heraus ging er hinaus.

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  5. I just said it on an impulse.

    ruЯ это просто так сказал.

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

Synonyms

1 synonyms
on a whim

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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