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• the president was forced into resigning.
• the president was forced to resign.
• i was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left.
• she forced herself to be polite to them.

force

1. to make somebody do something that they do not want to do
• synonym compel
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• The President was forced into resigning.
• The President was forced to resign.
• I was forced to take a taxi because the last bus had left.
• She forced herself to be polite to them.
• Ill health forced him into early retirement.
• He didn't force me—I wanted to go.
• ‘I shouldn't really have any more.’ ‘Go on—force yourself!’
• Public pressure managed to force a change in the government's position.
2. to use physical strength to move somebody/something into a particular position
• to force a lock/window/door (= to break it open using force)
• to force an entry (= to enter a building using force)
• She forced her way through the crowd of reporters.
• He tried to force a copy of his book into my hand.
• The door had been forced open.
3. to make something happen, especially before other people are ready
• He was in a position where he had to force a decision.
• Building a new road here will force house prices down.
4. to make yourself smile, laugh, etc. rather than doing it naturally
• She managed to force a smile.
5. to make fruit, plants, etc. grow or develop faster than normal by keeping them in special conditions
• forced rhubarb
• It is unwise to force a child's talent.
6. to make somebody do something that they do not want to do or make them do it sooner than they had intended
• They decided to strike to force the management’s hand.
7. to do something to make people take a decision quickly
8. to run very fast in a race in order to make the other people taking part run faster
9. to make somebody do something faster than they want to
• The demonstrations have succeeded in forcing the pace of change.
10. to try to force somebody to listen to and accept your opinions in a way that they find annoying

Extra Examples

• After waiting for some minutes they decided to force the door.
• He didn’t force me— I wanted to go.
• He forced the lid of his suitcase shut.
• I managed to force him backwards.
• Public pressure managed to force a change in the government’s position.
• She forced her way through the crowds.
• Someone had tried to force an entry.
• We had to force the lock.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they force
• he / she / it forces
• past simple forced
• past participle forced
• -ing form forcing

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French force (noun), forcer (verb), based on Latin fortis ‘strong’.