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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

in force en · ADP

Meanings

  1. With a substantial number of men capable of exerting force or of making a show of force.
    • The police arrived in force at dawn to raid the drug lab.
    • 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.
  2. With a substantial display of resources.
    • They made the presentation in force to try to impress the client.
  3. In effect; applicable.
    • Some of the old laws against treason are no longer in force.

Relateds

in full force

Synonyms

effective

Translations (16)

pt vigente (applicable) · ko 유효한 (applicable) · es en vigor (applicable) · it in vigore (applicable) · es vigente (applicable) · fr en vigueur (applicable) · cy mewn grym (applicable) · ga i bhfeidhm (applicable) · ca vigent (applicable) · cmn 傾力 /倾力 (applicable) · it vigente (applicable) · pt em vigor (applicable) · el εν ισχύι (applicable) · fi voimassa (applicable) · az qüvvədə (applicable) · de in Kraft (applicable)