zwingen
to force, to coerce
English translations
- 01
compel
- 02
force
- 03
oblige
Word details
- German meaning
- Zwingen bedeutet, jemanden zu etwas zu nötigen oder zu verpflichten, was er nicht tun möchte.
- English meaning
- To force
- Synonym
- nötigen, drängen
- German example
- Du kannst mich nicht dazu zwingen, das zu tun.
- English example
- You can't force me to do that.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich zwinge du zwingst er/sie/es ich zwingt wir zwingen ihr zwinget sie zwingen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gezwungen du hast gezwungen er/sie/es hat gezwungen wir haben gezwungen ihr habt gezwungen sie haben gezwungen
- Past
- ich zwang du zwangst er/sie/es zwang wir zwangen ihr zwangt sie zwangen
Related words
- zwingend
Imperative
- aufzwingen
to impose
- abzwingen
To extort, to force
- bezwingen
To conquer, to overcome
- erzwingen
To force, compel, or impose something.
- untertan machen
To subjugate
- drillen
To drill
- belagern
Besiege
- festnageln
Pin down
- oktroyieren
To impose
- nötigen
To coerce means to force or pressure someone into doing something they do not want to do.
- aufdrängen
To impose
- hineinmusen
"Hineinmusen" is a colloquial, often joking expression that means to move or force something somewhere with a lot of effort or against resistance.
- germanisieren
To Germanize
- übermannen
Overpower
- abnötigen
To wrest, to extract
- obligatorisch
obligatory
- obligat
Obligatory, mandatory
- unbedingt
Absolutely
- verbindlich
binding
- nachgiebig
Accommodating
- Scheinhinrichtung
mock execution
- unabdinglich
indispensable, essential
- zwängen
to squeeze, to force
- unterwerfen
To subjugate
- Gewalt
Violence
- Belagerer
besieger
- Erzwingungshaft
Coercive detention is a prison sentence imposed to force a person to fulfill an obligation, such as testifying in court.
- schanghaien
To shanghai someone means to forcibly or deceptively bring someone onto a ship to force them to work. It is an outdated practice.
- erpressen
To blackmail
- bändigen
to tame
- zusammenraffen
To summon
- abdringen
To extort, to wring from
- Geisel
Hostage
- niederwerfen
To throw down, to defeat
- Geisel
Hostage
- Nötigung
Coercion
- Erpressungsversuch
Attempted blackmail
- Zwinge
clamp
- durchsetzen
To assert
- einschüchtern
Intimidate
- im Sturm erobern
To take by storm
- versklaven
To enslave
- forcieren
To force, to push
- abringen
To wrest, to extract
- ausquartieren
To evict, to relocate
Example sentences with “zwingen”
Niemand kann dich dazu zwingen. (Nobody can force you to do that.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of 'zwingen'?
It is a strong verb: zwingen - zwang - hat gezwungen.