force

/fɔɹs/

nounverbforce

Remember: you use FORCE to push with POWER—both have an O before the R.

Yes, it's force. The tricky part is the ending: it’s **-orce** (not **-orse**).

Definitions

  1. nounstrength or power used to push, pull, or affect something
  2. nouna group of people organized for a purpose, especially police or military
  3. verbto make someone do something, often against their will
  4. verbto cause something to happen or to move by using strength or pressure

Examples

  • “The strong wind used enough force to slam the door shut.”
  • “The police force arrived quickly after the alarm went off.”
  • “You can’t force someone to apologize; they have to mean it.”

Synonyms

powerstrengthpressurecompelcoerce

Antonyms

releaseallow

Translations

ES fuerzaPT forçaFR force

Common misspellings

forseforsforse foce

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