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împinge — ÎMPÍNGE, împíng, vb. III. 1. tranz. A mişca, a urni, a deplasa din loc pe cineva sau ceva, exercitând o apăsare. ♦ intranz. A se lăsa cu toată greutatea sau puterea spre a urni pe cineva sau ceva din loc. 2. tranz. A face să înainteze; a duce, a… … Dicționar Român
impinge — ► VERB (impinging) (usu. impinge on) 1) have an effect or impact. 2) come into contact; encroach. DERIVATIVES impingement noun. ORIGIN Latin impingere drive something in or at … English terms dictionary
Impinge — Im*pinge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impinging}.] [L. impingere; pref. im in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See {Pact}, and cf. {Impact}.] To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impinge — I verb advance upon, aggress, attack, bang, barge in, break bounds, break in on, bump, butt against, collide, come into collision, contact, dash against, encroach, entrench on, fall against, foray, force oneself in, hit, impingi, impose, incidere … Law dictionary
impinge — (v.) 1530s, fasten or fix forcibly, from L. impingere drive into, strike against, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + pangere to fix, fasten (see PACT (Cf. pact)). Sense of encroach, infringe first recorded… … Etymology dictionary
impinge — meaning ‘to have an effect (on)’, has a present participle impingeing, with e to preserve the soft sound of the g … Modern English usage
impinge — [v] trespass affect, bear upon, disturb, encroach, influence, infringe, intrude, invade, make inroads, meddle, obtrude, pry, touch, violate; concepts 14,156 Ant. avoid, dodge … New thesaurus
impinge — [im pinj′] vi. impinged, impinging [L impingere < in , in + pangere, to strike: see FANG] 1. a) to strike, hit, or dash (on, upon, or against something) b) to touch (on or upon); have an effect [an idea that impinges on one s mind] … English World dictionary
impinge on — phrasal verb impinge on or impinge upon [transitive] Word forms impinge on : present tense I/you/we/they impinge on he/she/it impinges on present participle impingeing on past tense impinged on past participle impinged on formal impinge on/upon… … English dictionary
impinge — v. (formal) (d; intr.) to impinge on, upon (to impinge on smb. s rights) * * * [ɪm pɪndʒ] upon (to impinge on smb. s rights) (formal) (d; intr.) to impinge on … Combinatory dictionary
impinge — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
