force – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of force

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to force sth upon sb
Participle: forced sth upon sb
Gerund: forcing sth upon sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iforce sth upon sb
youforce sth upon sb
he;she;itforces sth upon sb
weforce sth upon sb
youforce sth upon sb
theyforce sth upon sb

Perfect

Ihave forced sth upon sb
youhave forced sth upon sb
he;she;ithas forced sth upon sb
wehave forced sth upon sb
youhave forced sth upon sb
theyhave forced sth upon sb

Past

Iforced sth upon sb
youforced sth upon sb
he;she;itforced sth upon sb
weforced sth upon sb
youforced sth upon sb
theyforced sth upon sb

Pluperfect

Ihad forced sth upon sb
youhad forced sth upon sb
he;she;ithad forced sth upon sb
wehad forced sth upon sb
youhad forced sth upon sb
theyhad forced sth upon sb

Future

Iwill force sth upon sb
youwill force sth upon sb
he;she;itwill force sth upon sb
wewill force sth upon sb
youwill force sth upon sb
theywill force sth upon sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have forced sth upon sb
youwill have forced sth upon sb
he;she;itwill have forced sth upon sb
wewill have forced sth upon sb
youwill have forced sth upon sb
theywill have forced sth upon sb

Subjunctive

Present

Iforce sth upon sb
youforce sth upon sb
he;she;itforce sth upon sb
weforce sth upon sb
youforce sth upon sb
theyforce sth upon sb

Perfect

Ihave forced sth upon sb
youhave forced sth upon sb
he;she;ithave forced sth upon sb
wehave forced sth upon sb
youhave forced sth upon sb
theyhave forced sth upon sb

Imperfect

Iforced sth upon sb
youforced sth upon sb
he;she;itforced sth upon sb
weforced sth upon sb
youforced sth upon sb
theyforced sth upon sb

Pluperfect

Ihad forced sth upon sb
youhad forced sth upon sb
he;she;ithad forced sth upon sb
wehad forced sth upon sb
youhad forced sth upon sb
theyhad forced sth upon sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould force sth upon sb
youwould force sth upon sb
he;she;itwould force sth upon sb
wewould force sth upon sb
youwould force sth upon sb
theywould force sth upon sb

Perfect

Iwould have forced sth upon sb
youwould have forced sth upon sb
he;she;itwould have forced sth upon sb
wewould have forced sth upon sb
youwould have forced sth upon sb
theywould have forced sth upon sb

Imperative

youforce sth upon sb
weLet's force sth upon sb
youforce sth upon sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam forcing sth upon sb
youare forcing sth upon sb
he;she;itis forcing sth upon sb
weare forcing sth upon sb
youare forcing sth upon sb
theyare forcing sth upon sb

Perfect

Ihave been forcing sth upon sb
youhave been forcing sth upon sb
he;she;ithas been forcing sth upon sb
wehave been forcing sth upon sb
youhave been forcing sth upon sb
theyhave been forcing sth upon sb

Past

Iwas forcing sth upon sb
youwere forcing sth upon sb
he;she;itwas forcing sth upon sb
wewere forcing sth upon sb
youwere forcing sth upon sb
theywere forcing sth upon sb

Pluperfect

Ihad been forcing sth upon sb
youhad been forcing sth upon sb
he;she;ithad been forcing sth upon sb
wehad been forcing sth upon sb
youhad been forcing sth upon sb
theyhad been forcing sth upon sb

Future

Iwill be forcing sth upon sb
youwill be forcing sth upon sb
he;she;itwill be forcing sth upon sb
wewill be forcing sth upon sb
youwill be forcing sth upon sb
theywill be forcing sth upon sb

Future Perfect

Iwill have been forcing sth upon sb
youwill have been forcing sth upon sb
he;she;itwill have been forcing sth upon sb
wewill have been forcing sth upon sb
youwill have been forcing sth upon sb
theywill have been forcing sth upon sb

Conditional

Present

Iwould be forcing sth upon sb
youwould be forcing sth upon sb
he;she;itwould be forcing sth upon sb
wewould be forcing sth upon sb
youwould be forcing sth upon sb
theywould be forcing sth upon sb

Perfect

Iwould have been forcing sth upon sb
youwould have been forcing sth upon sb
he;she;itwould have been forcing sth upon sb
wewould have been forcing sth upon sb
youwould have been forcing sth upon sb
theywould have been forcing sth upon sb

Other

Verbs similar to 'force'

farce, forge, afforce, bore, coerce, core, deforce, efforce, enforce, face,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coerce
require, concuss, compel, enforce, make, constrain, demand, shotgun
drive
impel, propel
overcome
overpower, rape, ravish, violate

Antonyms

drive
drag, haul, halt, hinder

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1300, from O.Fr. force, from L.L. fortia, from neut. pl. of L. fortis "strong" (see fort). Meaning "body of armed men, army" first recorded 1375. The verb is first attested 1330; its original sense was "to ravish" (a woman).
2. From Middle English forcen, from Old French forcier, from Late Latin *fortiāre, from Latin fortia. See: Old French 'forcier'.

Verbs referencing "force"

Irish fórsáil.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] not hold more than two enormous portmanteaus in some odd corner out of sight (portmanteaus which could now no more be got in at the door, not to say stowed away, than a giraffe could be persuaded or forced into a flower-pot ): that this utterly impracticable, thoroughly hopeless, and profoundly preposterous box, had the remotest reference to, or connection with, those chaste and pretty, not to say [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and stumbling over other people 's; disposing themselves comfortably in wrong cabins, and creating a most horrible confusion by having to turn out again; madly bent upon opening locked doors, and on forcing a passage into all kinds of out-of-the-way places where there is no thoroughfare; sending wild stewards, with elfin hair, to and fro upon the breezy decks on unintelligible errands, impossible of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] as I have now, and could no more help laughing than I can at any other comical incident, happening under circumstances the most favourable to its enjoyment. About midnight we shipped a sea, which forced its way through the skylights, burst open the doors above, and came raging and roaring down into the ladies ’ cabin, to the unspeakable consternation of my wife and a little Scotch lady—who, by the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of their fingers, as letter after letter conveys their meaning to her mind. It is in this way that she converses with her blind playmates, and nothing can more forcibly show the power of mind in forcing matter to its purpose than a meeting between them. For if great talent and skill are necessary for two pantomimes to paint their thoughts and feelings by the movements of the body, and the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] of another officer on the opposite side; and all in one great apartment. Unless this watch be corrupted or sleeping on his post, it is impossible for a man to escape; for even in the event of his forcing the iron door of his cell without noise (which is exceedingly improbable ), the moment he appears outside, and steps into that one of the five galleries on which it is situated, he must be plainly [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] week, some new most paltry exhibition of that narrow-minded and injurious Party Spirit, which is the Simoom of America, sickening and blighting everything of wholesome life within its reach, was forced upon my notice; but I never turned my back upon it with feelings of such deep disgust and measureless contempt, as when I crossed the threshold of this madhouse. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] which are on a height near the city, are no less ornamental than useful, being tastefully laid out as a public garden, and kept in the best and neatest order. The river is dammed at this point, and forced by its own power into certain high tanks or reservoirs, whence the whole city, to the top stories of the houses, is supplied at a very trifling expense. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] were brought in. When they get outside the gate, they stop, and look first one way and then the other; not knowing which to take. Sometimes they stagger as if they were drunk, and sometimes are forced to lean against the fence, they 're so bad:—but they clear off in course of time. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] is a railway to Richmond. The tract of country through which it takes its course was once productive; but the soil has been exhausted by the system of employing a great amount of slave labour in forcing crops, without strengthening the land: and it is now little better than a sandy desert overgrown with trees. Dreary and uninteresting as its aspect is, I was glad to the heart to find anything on [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] lofty virtues, are deplorable tenements, fences unrepaired, walls crumbling into ruinous heaps. Hinting gloomily at things below the surface, these, and many other tokens of the same description, force themselves upon the notice, and are remembered with depressing influence, when livelier features are forgotten. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • I forced her to come. And whatever has happened here (Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari)