Impinge
11impinge — intransitive verb (impinged; impinging) Etymology: Latin impingere, from in + pangere to fasten, drive in more at pact Date: 1605 1. to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision < I heard the rain impinge upon the earth James Joyce > 2. to …
12impinge — impingent, adj. impinger, n. impingement, n. /im pinj /, v., impinged, impinging. v.i. 1. to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually fol. by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one s… …
13impinge — im|pinge [ımˈpındʒ] v impinge on/upon / [impinge on/upon sb/sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: impingere, from pangere to fasten, drive in ] to have a harmful effect on someone or something ▪ Personal problems experienced by students… …
14impinge — UK [ɪmˈpɪndʒ] / US verb Word forms impinge : present tense I/you/we/they impinge he/she/it impinges present participle impingeing past tense impinged past participle impinged Phrasal verbs: impinge on …
15impinge on — verb hit against; come into sudden contact with (Freq. 2) The car hit a tree He struck the table with his elbow • Syn: ↑hit, ↑strike, ↑run into, ↑collide with • Ant: ↑ …
16impinge — verb ADVERB ▪ seriously ▪ actions which seriously impinge on other people s personal freedoms ▪ hardly (esp. BrE) ▪ rarely ▪ The music industry rarely impinges on my life …
17impinge — im|pinge [ ım pındʒ ] verb im pinge on or im pinge u,pon phrasal verb transitive FORMAL impinge on/upon something to have an effect on something, especially in a negative way: The new law will not impinge on the way companies conduct their… …
18impinge — verb impinge on/upon phrasal verb (T) formal to have an effect on someone or something; influence: The change of government scarcely impinged on ordinary people s lives. | We were discussing the way welfare policies impinge on women. impingement… …
19impinge — verb 1) these issues impinge on all of us Syn: affect, have an effect on, touch, have a bearing on, influence, have/make an impact on, leave a mark on 2) the proposed highway would impinge on parkland Syn: encroach on, intrude on …
20impinge — im•pinge [[t]ɪmˈpɪndʒ[/t]] v. i. pinged, ping•ing 1) to encroach; infringe: to impinge on another s rights[/ex] 2) to strike; collide: light impinging on the lens[/ex] 3) to make an impression; have an effect: ideas that impinge upon the… …
