impose
verb (used with object)
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc..
have imposed
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present perfectof impose.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Another bill that died in the Legislature this year would have imposed more requirements on water agencies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
The researchers instead suggest that ecology may have imposed a lower size limit on dinosaurs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Regulators have imposed increasingly stringent restrictions on single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds tracking the country’s two leading chip makers, which they say have amplified market swings since their launch in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The EU and the US have imposed tariffs on Chinese imports.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
It might seem that this episode would have imposed a certain coolness upon our friendship.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
