Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To encroach on or limit something, such as a right.
- intransitive verb Usage Problem To have an effect or influence.
- intransitive verb To collide or strike against something.
- intransitive verb To advance over or press upon something.
- intransitive verb To encroach upon; limit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To come in collision; collide; strike or dash: followed by on, upon, or against.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; -- with on or
upon .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To make a physical
impact (on); tocollide , tocrash (upon). - verb intransitive, figuratively To
interfere with; toencroach (on, upon). - verb intransitive To have an effect upon; to limit.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb advance beyond the usual limit
- verb impinge or infringe upon
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Those winds "impinge" on J. Henry Waugh in a particularly destructive way.
Saying Something 2010
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Manohar and secretary N Srinivasan asking for a copy of all decisions taken at the board's special general body on Saturday as they "impinge" on his rights.
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I was NEVER comfortable and anyone with broad shoulders is going to "impinge" on the "seat rights" of the person next to him / her.
Cafferty File 2009
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President Barack Obama will sign a $7.5 billion Pakistan has said there are no conditions attached to it that "impinge" on Pakistan's sovereignty.
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton to travel to Pakistan soon: Official 2009
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Kerry, a Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi that it was unlikely to make any changes in the bill for providing USD 7.5 billion Pakistan has said there are no conditions attached to it that "impinge" on Pakistan's sovereignty.
WN.com - Articles related to David Warner is an amazing talent: Stuart Clark 2009
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I was NEVER comfortable and anyone with broad shoulders is going to "impinge" on the "seat rights" of the person next to him / her.
WordPress.com News 2009
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Pakistan has said there are no conditions attached to it that "impinge" on Pakistan's sovereignty.
WN.com - Articles related to David Warner is an amazing talent: Stuart Clark 2009
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Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York said Friday that the bill proposed by Cuomo, a Catholic Democrat, would impinge on religious freedom and on the social services provided by religious groups.
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Catholic Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York said Friday that the bill proposed by Cuomo, a Catholic Democrat, would impinge on religious freedom and on the social services provided by religious groups.
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The concept could impinge on your consciousness in small ways.
In the Plex Steven Levy 2011
bilby commented on the word impinge
"Macklin argued that bioethics has done just fine with the principle of personal autonomy--the idea that, because all humans have the same minimum capacity to suffer, prosper, reason, and choose, no human has the right to impinge on the life, body, or freedom of another."
- Steven Pinker, The Stupidity of Dignity, tnr.com, 28 May 2008.
September 29, 2009