What does imposing mean?
Definitions for imposing
ɪmˈpoʊ zɪŋim·pos·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
baronial, imposing, noble, statelyadjective
impressive in appearance
"a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"
distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterialadjective
used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
"his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
Wiktionary
imposingadjective
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
Wikipedia
Imposing
Imposing was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut son of Todman from the Arctic Explorer mare Hialeah.Some of his major race victories included the 1979 AJC Epsom Handicap, AJC George Main Stakes and the STC Hill Stakes.
Webster Dictionary
Imposing
of Impose
Imposingadjective
laying as a duty; enjoining
Imposingadjective
adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle
Imposingadjective
deceiving; deluding; misleading
Imposingnoun
the act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4
Freebase
Imposing
Imposing was a notable Australian thoroughbred racehorse. He was a chestnut son of Todman from the Arctic Explorer mare Hialeah. Some of his major race victories included the 1979 AJC Epsom Handicap, AJC George Main Stakes and the STC Hill Stakes. Retired to stud following his successful racing career, his progeny included the champion Super Impose, Imposera and Imprimatur.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of imposing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of imposing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of imposing in a Sentence
Because the countries bordering round the Mediterranean -- they do not want these people no matter what the cost. what is this policy about? This is imposing its standards without taking into consideration historic, religious, national and cultural specifics of these regions.
This forecast depends on the assumption of continued economic activity without imposing any lockdowns, if the contrary happens, this growth estimate will not be achieved.
One of the tenants of our democracy is that we have a separation of church and state, and under no circumstances are we supposed to be imposing our faith on other people, and I think this is an example of that effort.
President Biden detailed our efforts to prevent and then respond to the invasion, including by imposing costs on Russia, the president underscored his support for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis.
This is a case about what the government has to subsidize … it’s not a case about the government either imposing affirmative restraints on religion or denying generally applicable benefits to persons based on religious exercise outside the program.
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- impozantníCzech
- imposant, monumental, statelig, imponerendeDanish
- beeindruckend, imposantGerman
- imponaEsperanto
- imponenteSpanish
- näyttävä, mahtavaFinnish
- imposant, impressionnantFrench
- impozánsHungarian
- imponenteItalian
- 인상적인Korean
- marutunaMāori
- falnic, impozant, măreț, impunătorRomanian
- внуши́тельный, импоза́нтный, впечатля́ющийRussian
- значнийUkrainian
- 堂堂Chinese
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