impetus

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/ˈɪm.pə.təs/

noun 5

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(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, great, powerful, strong | main, major | immediate, initial, original

fresh, new, renewed

The government's decision to invest in renewable energy gave fresh impetus to the climate change movement.

added, extra, further

necessary

Winning that small competition gave her the necessary impetus to apply for the national team.

VERB + IMPETUS

add, give sb/sth, provide (sb/sth with)

The government's new funding gave impetus to the renewable energy project.

gain, gather, receive

The campaign to improve local schools has gathered considerable impetus since the new principal arrived.

lose

The project started strong, but interest began to lose impetus after the team members left.

IMPETUS + VERB

come from sth

The impetus for learning English came from her desire to travel abroad.

PREP

~ behind sb/sth

The real impetus behind her decision to change jobs was wanting a better work-life balance.

~ for

The new safety rules provided the impetus for changing how the factory operated.

~ towards

The new government gave fresh impetus towards renewable energy investment across the country.

Definitions

noun

Anything that impels; a stimulating factor.

The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.

Once set a strong mind thinking, and you have done all that it needs for its education. It matters little what is the first impetus, so that it only be set to work.

A force, either internal or external, that impels; an impulse.

The force or energy associated with a moving body; a stimulus.

A principle of motive force, held as equivalent to weight times velocity by John Buridan, in an auxiliary theory of Aristotelian dynamics introduced by John Philoponus, describing projectile motion against gravity as linear until it transit

An activity in response to a stimulus.

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Synonyms

noun — the act of applying force suddenly

noun — a force that moves something along

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Idioms & Phrases

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The outbreak of World War II in 1939 gave a new impetus to receiver development.

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Once set a strong mind thinking, and you have done all that it needs for its education. It matters little what is the first impetus, so that it only be set to work.

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In a single moment Montenegro and their supporters were given fresh impetus and encouragement. Beciraj tested Hart with a low shot before teenager Phil Jones, on his England debut, suffered an anxious

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Note that the impetus for change has undergone a series of transformations in this community.

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He did everything with great impetus.

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If there's no reward, what's the impetus to return their dog?

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