verb · academic
impose
UK/ɪmˈpəʊz/US/ɪmˈpoʊz/im·POSE
Band 6-7task2speaking
to force someone to accept a rule, punishment, or burden
Examples
“The government imposed new taxes last year.”
“We should avoid imposing our values on others.”
“Imposing strict deadlines can reduce flexibility in research.”
Band 8 sentence
“Policymakers must consider the social costs before imposing blanket regulations that disproportionately affect low‑income groups.”
Collocations
- impose a ban/sanction/tax
- impose on
Word family
imposition nounimposable adjective
Common mistakes
impose to→impose on / impose (a tax/sanction)
impose (không chia động từ)→imposed / imposing
Say it for a higher band
5put→6force→7+impose
Synonyms
force
Easily confused
enforce
“Police must enforce the new traffic regulations.”
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