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Meanings of
impelled
in English
Urged or forced to action through moral pressure.
driven
Related terms
motivated
Usage of
impelled
in English
1
It wasn't the only public stance NUJ members felt
impelled
to take.
2
They were like lead; I
impelled
myself along, as in a dream.
3
It was sympathy which
impelled
you, the natural feeling for a fellow-creature.
4
A two-fold motive would have
impelled
the growing civilisation in this direction.
5
The boat
impelled
by eight stout oarsmen pressed hard in their wake.
6
The evolutionist is
impelled
to believe that Mind is potential in matter.
7
Whatever the motive in her mind, she felt suddenly
impelled
to haste.
8
Imperceptibly we are being
impelled
to take action; we must do something.
9
The desire to mingle with men
impelled
him to enter the city.
10
The instinct which
impelled
those men was the same which
impelled
Columbus.
11
Whatever motive
impelled
Robert H. Norcross to his mysterious operations in L.D.
12
Under the correctness of his deportment it was clear that urgency
impelled
.
13
We are dying of thirst; and,
impelled
by this, we spur onward.
14
The first visiters of America were
impelled
by a thirst of gold.
15
Thus the supersensitive couple were more and more
impelled
to go away.
16
The dense atmosphere acted with great force and
impelled
us swiftly on.
Other examples for "impelled"
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impelled
impel
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
impel by
impel by curiosity
impel forward
impel by love
impel only
More collocations
Impelled
through the time
Impelled
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare