"enforce" meaning in All languages combined

See enforce on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈfors/ [US], /ɪnˈfɔːs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enforce.wav [UK] Forms: enforce [canonical], enforces [third-person, singular], enforced [past], enforced [past, participle], enforcing [present, participle]
enPR: ĭnfôrsʹ [US] Head templates: {{verb|enforc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To enforce means to make sure that something will be made into effect and followed.
    Sense id: simple-enforce-en-verb-5ORtkSeZ
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      "form": "enforce",
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    },
    {
      "form": "enforces",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforced",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforced",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforcing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enforc",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The police enforce the law."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To enforce means to make sure that something will be made into effect and followed."
      ],
      "id": "simple-enforce-en-verb-5ORtkSeZ"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ĭnfôrsʹ",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfors/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfɔːs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enforce.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "enforce"
}
{
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    {
      "form": "enforce",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforces",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforced",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforced",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enforcing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enforc",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The police enforce the law."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To enforce means to make sure that something will be made into effect and followed."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ĭnfôrsʹ",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfors/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈfɔːs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enforce.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "enforce"
}

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