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impulse
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.
For spelling, as in pulse, the -e (on -lse) is so the end is pronounced /ls/, rather than /lz/ as in pulls, and does not change the vowel (‘u’). Compare else, false, convulse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mp?ls/
- Hyphenation: im?pulse
Noun
impulse (plural impulses)
- A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels.
- c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
- c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
- 1692?, John Dryden, Sylvae (translations), Preface
- These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.
- 1692?, John Dryden, Sylvae (translations), Preface
- (physics) The integral of force over time.
- The total impulse from the impact will depend on the kinetic energy of the projectile.
Derived terms
- impulse buy
- nerve impulse
- on impulse
Related terms
- impel
- impulsion
- impulsive
- impulsively
- impulsiveness
- impulsivity
- impulsor
- pulse
Translations
Verb
impulse (third-person singular simple present impulses, present participle impulsing, simple past and past participle impulsed)
- (obsolete) To impel; to incite.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Alexander Pope to this entry?)
References
- impulse in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- impulse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “impulse”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: impulsent, impulses
Verb
impulse
- first-person singular present indicative of impulser
- third-person singular present indicative of impulser
- first-person singular present subjunctive of impulser
- third-person singular present subjunctive of impulser
- second-person singular imperative of impulser
Italian
Verb
impulse
- third-person singular past historic of impellere
Latin
Participle
impulse
- vocative masculine singular of impulsus
Spanish
Noun
impulse m (plural impulses)
- push, shove
Verb
impulse
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of impulsar.
impulse From the web:
- what impulse acts on the car
- what impulse means
- what impulse was delivered to the ball
- what impulses animated american progressives
encouragement
English
Alternative forms
- incouragement (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French encoragement.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?n?k???d?m?nt]
Noun
encouragement (countable and uncountable, plural encouragements)
- The act of encouraging
- Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
- 1904, Edward Verrall Lucas, Highways and Byways in Sussex Chapter 2
- even their arch-enemy the gamekeeper is beginning reluctantly, but gradually, to acquiesce in the general belief of their innocence and utility, I cannot help indulging the hope that this bird will eventually meet with that general encouragement and protection to which its eminent services so richly entitle it.
- 1904, Edward Verrall Lucas, Highways and Byways in Sussex Chapter 2
- Words or actions that increase someone's confidence
- 7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind'
- Diana Celeiro has come all the way from Argentina for the race. It’s her second time here. Her husband, Gustavo, acts as her support crew. Most of the runners have someone who stands diligently by the track watching, offering encouragement, preparing snacks or helping with any issues that arise, from blisters to emotional breakdowns.
- 1776, Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy, Chapter 4
- If I live, an' please your honour, but once to get through it, I will never tell it again, quoth Trim, either to man, woman, or child--Poo--poo! said my uncle Toby--but with accents of such sweet encouragement did he utter it, that the corporal went on with his story with more alacrity than ever.
- 7 January 2017, Adharanand Finn writing in The Guardian, The 24-hour race: 'It is a battle with your mind'
- The feeling of being encouraged
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:praise
Translations
References
encouragement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Etymology
From encourager +? -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.ku.?a?.m??/
Noun
encouragement m (plural encouragements)
- An encouragement
Further reading
- “encouragement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
encouragement From the web:
- what encouragement means
- what encouragement is given to young athletes
- what encouragement can do
- what does encouragement mean
- what do encouragement mean
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