English Dictionary

force

IPA（発音記号）

/fɔɹs/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用 再帰形 古語

(transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape. / (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost. / (transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something.

日本語の意味

女性に対して強姦する（特定の用例） / （古語・反射・自動詞で）自己が全力を尽くす、懸命に努力する / 誰かや何かに対して、無理やり何かをさせる、強制する

After the date, he tried to force her into having sex, and she reported him to the authorities.

デートの後、彼は彼女を強姦しようとし、彼女は彼を当局に通報した。

意味（1）

(transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.

For yf ye were suche fyfty as ye be / ye were not able to make resystence ageynst this deuyl / here lyeth a duchesse deede the whiche was the fayrest of alle the world wyf to syre Howel / duc of Bretayne / he hath murthred her in forcynge her / and has slytte her vnto the nauyl

意味（2）

(obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.

And I pray you for my sake to force yourselff there, that men may speke you worshyp.

意味（3）

(transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something.

Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.

意味（4）

(transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.

Shall wee force the general law of nature, which in all living creatures under heaven is seene to tremble at paine?

意味（5）

(transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).

It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay / That scarce the victor forced the steel away.

意味（6）

(transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.

The comedian's jokes weren't funny, but I forced a laugh now and then.

意味（7）

(transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).

To force a lock.

意味（8）

To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to storm, as a fortress.

意味（9）

(transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.

Jones forced the runner at second by stepping on the bag.

意味（10）

(whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.

意味（11）

(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

VVhat can the Church force more?

意味（12）

(archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.

Were they not forc’d with thoſe that ſhould be ours, / We might haue met them darefull, beard to beard, / And beate them backward home.

意味（13）

(obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.

For me, I force not argument a straw.

forces （ present singular third-person ）

forcing （ participle present ）

forced （ participle past ）

forced （ past ）