Imposing definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If you describe someone or something as imposing, you mean that they have an impressive appearance or manner. He was an imposing man. ...the imposing wrought- ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'imposing'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× imposing (ɪmpoʊzɪŋ ) adjective Ifyoudescribesomeoneorsomethingasimposing,youmeanthattheyhaveanimpressiveappearanceormanner. Hewasanimposingman. ...theimposingwrought-irongatesattheentrancetotheestate. Synonyms:impressive,striking,grand,august MoreSynonymsofimposing COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof imposing Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'imposing' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'imposing' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Liverpool' HindiTranslationof'imposing' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency imposinginBritishEnglish (ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ ) adjective grandorimpressive animposingbuilding CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsimposingly(imˈposingly)adverb imposingness(imˈposingness)noun WordFrequency imposinginAmericanEnglish (ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ) adjective makingastrongimpressionbecauseofgreatsize,strength,dignity,etc.;impressive SIMILARWORDS: grand Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsimposingly(imˈposingly) adverb WordFrequency imposinginAmericanEnglish (ɪmˈpouzɪŋ) adjective veryimpressivebecauseofgreatsize,statelyappearance,dignity,elegance,etc. NotreDame,Rheims,andotherimposingcathedralsofFrance SYNONYMSdignified,majestic,lofty,grand,august.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsimposinglyadverb imposingnessnoun Wordorigin[1645–55;impose+-ing2] Examplesof'imposing'inasentence imposing TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Inperson,hehasbothanimposingandapproachablepresence.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Fewstrucksuchanimposingfigure,either.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Itwashissizewhichtookone'sbreathaway-hissizeandhisimposingpresence.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Atall,darkandimposingman,hewasalsonotwithoutoperationalexperienceormoralcourage.Times,SundayTimes(2007) COBUILDCollocations imposing  imposingbuilding imposingpresence imposingsize imposingstature imposingstructure imposingwall physicallyimposing Trendsof imposing Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages imposing BritishEnglish:imposing ADJECTIVE/ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/Ifyoudescribesomeoneorsomethingasimposing,youmeanthattheyhaveanimpressiveappearanceormanner.Hewasanimposingman.AmericanEnglish:imposing /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/BrazilianPortuguese:imponente Chinese:仪态使人印象深刻的EuropeanSpanish:imponente French:imposant German:eindrucksvoll Italian:imponente Japanese:たいへん印象的なKorean:인상적인EuropeanPortuguese:imponente LatinAmericanSpanish:imponente Thai:น่าประทับใจมาก,เด่น Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically imposing imposerestrictions imposetariffs imposex imposing imposingbuilding imposingfigure imposingpresence AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'I' Relatedtermsof imposing impose imposingsize imposingwall imposingfigure imposingstone Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofimposingfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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