FORCED


Meaning of FORCED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fɔ:(r)st ]

1.

A forced action is something that you do because someone else makes you do it.

A system of forced labour was used on the cocoa plantations.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

A forced action is something that you do because circumstances make it necessary.

He made a forced landing on a highway.

ADJ : ADJ n

3.

If you describe something as forced , you mean it does not happen naturally and easily.

...a forced smile...

She called him darling. It sounded so forced.

≠ natural

ADJ

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