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force

  • noun
  • fôrs

ability to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.

Example

“the force of an appeal, an argument, or a contract”

Other meanings

  1. A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body and which has a direction and is measured in a unit dimensioned in mass × distance/time² (ML/T²): SI: newton (N); CGS: dyne (dyn).

  2. The generalized abstraction of this concept.

Example sentences

  • “The evil spirits are out in full force.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The force will be with you, always.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Latin "fortis" (strong).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “force” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.