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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
impinge
im·pinge [impinge impinges impinged impinging] BrE [ɪmˈpɪndʒ] NAmE [ɪmˈpɪndʒ] verb intransitive ~ (on/upon sth/sb) (formal) to have a noticeable effect on sth/sb, especially a bad one Syn: ↑encroach •He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life. •The preparations for war were beginning to impinge. Verb forms: Word Origin: mid 16th cent.: from Latin impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’. The word originally meant ‘thrust at forcibly’, then ‘come into forcible contact’; hence ‘encroach’ (mid 18th cent.). Example Bank: •actions which seriously impinge on other people's personal freedoms •measures which directly or indirectly impinge upon women's lives •Environmental stimuli are constantly impinging upon our sensory systems. •It is difficult to separate the factors that impinge upon market efficiency. •Libel laws do in other respects impinge upon the freedom of the press.
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