compelled
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
An inflected form of compel · inflected form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,163 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,158 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- force somebody to do something also: oblige, obligate We compel all students to fill out this form
- necessitate or exact the water shortage compels conservation
compelled in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Alas! she was speedily swamped, and the crew were compelled to swim for their lives.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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M. Desormeaux had just been compelled to yield; and the commissary of police was walking in.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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My mother compelled me to do it; it was against my will, for I love you dearly.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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Lieutenant General Sherman was to have been of the party also, but the Indian war compelled his presence on the plains.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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I looked beyond the mourning friends, and thought what kind of an epitaph they would be compelled to put upon the stone.
In the Wilderness · Charles Dudley Warner · Chapter 1