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enforceenforce /ɪnˈfɔrs/ ●●○ AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEenforce |
Present | I, you, we, they | enforce | | he, she, it | enforces | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | enforced | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have enforced | | he, she, it | has enforced | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had enforced | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will enforce | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have enforced |
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Present | I | am enforcing | | he, she, it | is enforcing | | you, we, they | are enforcing | Past | I, he, she, it | was enforcing | | you, we, they | were enforcing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been enforcing | | he, she, it | has been enforcing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been enforcing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be enforcing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been enforcing |
1to make people obey a rule or law, especially by punishing those who do not obey it: The police are strict about enforcing the speed limit.2to cause a particular type of behavior or a situation to exist by using threats or force: the difficulties of enforcing disciplineenforce something on somebody She enforced strict order on her children.—enforceable adjective—enforcement noun [uncountable] → see also law enforcement |