Betekenis van forcing In het Nederlands

• 0 present participle of force

• 1 to make something happen or make someone do something difficult, unpleasant, or unusual, especially by threatening or not offering the possibility of choice:

  • [ + to infinitive ] I really have to force myself to be nice to him.

  • [ + to infinitive ] You can't force her to make a decision.

  • Hospitals are being forced to close departments because of lack of money.

  • You could tell he was having to force back the tears (= stop himself from crying).

  • I didn't actually want any more dessert, but Julia forced it on me (= made me accept it).

  • I couldn't stay at their flat - I'd feel as if I was forcing myself on them (= making them allow me to stay).

  • You never tell me how you're feeling - I have to force it out of you (= make you tell me)!

  • forced strawberries

  • I managed to force a smile as they were leaving.

  • If the management wouldn't listen to their demands, they would have to force the issue by striking.

• 2 to use physical strength or effort to make something move or open:

  • Move your leg up gently when you're doing this exercise, but don't force it.

  • If you force the zip, it'll break.

  • She forced her way through the crowd.

  • I forgot my key, so I had to force a window.

  • [ + adj ] The police had forced open the door because nobody had answered.

  • The burglar forced an entry (= broke a window, door, etc. to get into the house).