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заставля́ть — meaning in English

zastavlyat

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English meaning

  • cause noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  • coerce verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
  • compel verb To force or pressure someone into doing something.
  • force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  • induce verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
  • make verb To create, produce, or build something.

Senses

заставля́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • cause (transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.
  • compel (transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
  • induce (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
  • make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.

cause — full definition

  1. noun The thing that makes something happen; the origin of an effect.
  2. noun A goal or movement that people support or fight for.
  3. verb To make something happen; to bring about.

coerce — full definition

  1. verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
  2. verb In computing, to force a value to convert from one data type to another.

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