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With a substantial number of men capable of exerting force or of making a show of force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Patrick was a cabbie & a dispatcher at Yellow Cab & when we got to the church where the [funeral] services were being held, the cabbies came out in force for Pat & there were at least 30 cabs pulling into the church parking lot.
- The police arrived in force at dawn to raid the drug lab.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
With a substantial display of resources.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They made the presentation in force to try to impress the client.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
In effect; applicable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, insurance, law
Examples
- Some of the old laws against treason are no longer in force.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
vigent
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Chinese Mandarin:
傾力 /倾力
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Finnish:
voimassa
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French:
en vigueur
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German:
in Kraft
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Greek:
εν ισχύι
(en ischýi)
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Irish:
i bhfeidhm
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Italian:
vigente
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Italian:
in vigore
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Korean:
유효한
(yuhyohan)
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Portuguese:
em vigor
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Portuguese:
vigente
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Spanish:
en vigor
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Spanish:
vigente
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Welsh:
mewn grym
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