zwingen

Meaning

to force, to make

Example

Nobody's forcing you to come along today.

Word forms

More words at level C1

• ahnen to suspect, to have a feeling
• antun to do (something bad) to someone
• atmen to breathe
• aufhalten to hold up, to keep (someone)
• auftauchen to turn up, to appear
• ausgerechnet of all (days, people...), precisely
• beeindrucken to impress
• beeindruckend impressive

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