Polyglot Dictionary

forzar

/foɾˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
fuerzo
preterite (yo)
forcé
past participle
forzado

Meaning

  1. to force

    • Forzaron la puerta.

      They forced the door.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

violentar

violentar implies more forceful or violent coercion, like forcing something open by breaking it; forzar is more general force.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

obrigar

obrigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to force."

Practice

1 What does forzar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches forzar?

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