(~s, imposing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it.
Britain ~d fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers...
Many companies have ~d a pay freeze...
The conditions ~d on volunteers were stringent.
VERB: V n on n, V n, V-ed
imposition
...the imposition of a ban on cycling in the city centre.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
2.
If you ~ your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
Parents of either sex should beware of imposing their own tastes on their children.
VERB: V n on n
3.
If something ~s strain, pressure, or suffering on someone, it causes them to experience it.
The filming ~d an additional strain on her.
= inflict
VERB: V n on n
4.
If someone ~s on you, they unreasonably expect you to do something for them which you do not want to do.
I was afraid you’d simply feel we were imposing on you...
VERB: V on/upon n
imposition (impositions)
I know this is an imposition. But please hear me out.
N-COUNT
5.
If someone ~s themselves on you, they force you to accept their company although you may not want to.
I didn’t want to ~ myself on my married friends.
VERB: V pron-refl on n