impelled

[US]/im'peld/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. compelled, propelled, or urged forcefully to do something

Phrases & Collocations

impelled to act

impelled by curiosity

Example Sentences

be impelled by necessity

feel impelled to speak

financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures.

We were impelled by circumstances to take a stand.

He said he had been to impelled crime by poverty.

Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.

I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project.

I was so annoyed that I felt impelled to write a letter to the paper.

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