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Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.
George Pierce Baker

Meaning of "impulse" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD IMPULSE

From Latin impulsus a pushing against, incitement, from impellere to strike against.
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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPULSE

impulse  [ˈɪmpʌls] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPULSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impulse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IMPULSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impulse in the English dictionary

The first definition of impulse in the dictionary is an impelling force or motion; thrust; impetus. Other definition of impulse is a sudden desire, whim, or inclination. Impulse is also an instinctive drive; urge.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPULSE


aeropulse
ˈɛərəʊˌpʌls
appulse
əˈpʌls
avulse
əˈvʌls
compulse
kəmˈpʌls
convulse
kənˈvʌls
divulse
daɪˈvʌls
dulse
dʌls
evulse
ɪˈvʌls
expulse
ɪksˈpʌls
insulse
ɪnˈsʌls
monopulse
ˈmɒnəʊˌpʌls
mulse
mʌls
pulse
pʌls
repulse
rɪˈpʌls

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPULSE

impudently
impudentness
impudicity
impugn
impugnable
impugnation
impugner
impugnment
impuissance
impuissant
impulse buy
impulse buyer
impulse buying
impulse purchase
impulse turbine
impulsion
impulsive
impulsively
impulsiveness
impulsivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPULSE

bulse
else
false
grilse
halse
keep one´s finger on the pulse
nerve impulse
on impulse
or else
play false
ring false
salse
something else
specific impulse
valse

Synonyms and antonyms of impulse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPULSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impulse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impulse

Translation of «impulse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPULSE

Find out the translation of impulse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impulse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impulse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冲动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impulso
570 millions of speakers

English

impulse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आवेग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدافع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

импульс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

impulso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্বুদ্ধ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impulsion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Impuls
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Impuls
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衝動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

충동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impuls
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உந்துவிசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रेरणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dürtü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impulso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impuls
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

імпульс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impuls
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ώθηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

impuls
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impuls
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impuls
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impulse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPULSE»

The term «impulse» is very widely used and occupies the 15.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of impulse
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPULSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impulse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impulse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impulse

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10 QUOTES WITH «IMPULSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word impulse.
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Randa Abdel-Fattah
I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love the creativity of it.
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Mortimer Adler
It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there is also some impulse to give pleasure to the persons thus loved and not merely to use them for our own selfish pleasure.
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Steve Albini
A lot of musicians are good cooks, and a lot of cooks are musicians, but I think that may just be a result of the creative impulse finding several means of expression. Probably an equivalent number are visual artists, woodworkers or compulsive liars.
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Samuel Alexander
Hence, in desiring, the more the enjoyment is delayed, the more fancy begins to weave about the object images of future fruition, and to clothe the desired object with properties calculated to inflame the impulse.
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Paul Auster
All through my writing life, I've had this impulse to write autobiographical works.
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George Pierce Baker
Rare is the human being, immature or mature, who has never felt an impulse to pretend he is some one or something else.
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Daniel Bell
The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment.
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John Desmond Bernal
Anticipation of movement, through muscular innervation and memory, by its retention of nerve impulse images, extend the present to the limit of a second or so.
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Amy Bloom
I think the impulse to get to the heart of the story and to tell it well is in my genes.
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Michael Cunningham
The only difference was one of them was trying to make a perfect cake and one of them was trying to write a great book. But if we remove that from the equation, it's the same impulse and they are equally entitled to their ecstasies and their despair.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPULSE»

Discover the use of impulse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impulse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Impulse
Sometimes you don't wake up.
Ellen Hopkins, 2008
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Impulse
Sometimes you don't wake up.
Ellen Hopkins, 2008
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Impulse
Hazard, Wyoming, is a quiet mountain town where there's snow on the ground from October until June, the wind blows all the time, and nothing much ever happens.
JoAnn Ross, 2013
4
Impulse
Smiling, friendly and devilishly handsome, the thirsty hiker appeared on Paul and Emily Garret's doorstep.
Michael Weaver, 1994
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Impulse: Faces of Evil 2
For fans of Karen Rose, Katia Lief and Mary Burton comes the latest romantic thriller from bestselling author, Debra Webb.
Debra Webb, 2012
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Impulse
Steven Gould returns to the world of his classic novel Jumper in the thrilling sequel Impulse.
Steven Gould, 2013
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Origins of the Sexual Impulse
Wilson offers an insightful "theory of symbolic response" which explores our use of intentionality to create our sexual identity and reality. This eBook edition is both printer-friendly and search-friendly.
Colin Wilson, 2004
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Impulse
Warm yet suspenseful, rich with a floodtide of emotions and packed with little nuggets of pure gold characterizations, Ramsay explores the role of impulse on many levels.
Frederick Ramsay, 2011
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The Charitable Impulse: NGOs & Development in East & ...
Includes statistics.
Ondine Barrow, Michael Jennings, 2001
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Wagner and the Erotic Impulse
In this illuminating study of the composer and his works, Laurence Dreyfus shows how Wagner’s obsession with sexuality prefigured the composition of operas such as Tannhäuser, Die Walküre, Tristan und Isolde, and Parsifal.
Laurence Dreyfus, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPULSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impulse is used in the context of the following news items.
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Solar Impulse 2 aviators enjoy Oahu before resuming flight Hawaii …
Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg, the Solar Impulse 2 pilots grounded in Hawaii as they await repairs on their plane, have temporarily ... «Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Jul 15»
2
Solar Impulse 2's small pause in an epic journey | The National
Though Solar Impulse 2 has paused its remarkable goal of circumnavigating the globe using the energy of the sun, the magic of this grand ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
Battery damage grounds Solar Impulse 2 until 2016 | Fox News
File photo - The Solar Impulse 2 airplane, piloted by Andre Borschberg, prepares to land at Kalaeloa airport after flying non-stop from Nagoya, ... «Fox News, Jul 15»
4
Solar Impulse 2 Will Remain in Hawaii Until 2016! (Videos)
BREAKING NEWS from Solar Impulse 2 (Si2): Irreversible Damage To Overheated Batteries In Si2 Pushes The Second Half Of ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
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Google May Goose Mobile Device Impulse Buys
Google on Wednesday announced that it is giving tablet and smartphone users more purchase options in an effort to respond to shoppers' ... «E-Commerce Times, Jul 15»
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Solar Impulse 2 is grounded in Hawaii - onEarth
Its record-breaking flight from Japan left the sun-powered aircraft's batteries so damaged that repairs will take several months. The plane's round-the-world trip ... «OnEarth Magazine, Jul 15»
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Round-up: AES joins Europe's grid-balancing act, Solar Impulse
15 July 2015: 'Terminator' actor Arnold Schwarzenegger is among the investors in Advanced Microgrid Solutions, a US start-up which recently ... «PV-Tech Storage, Jul 15»
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Solar Impulse World Solar Flight Pushed To April 2016 Due To …
In parallel, the Solar Impulse engineering team will be studying various options for better cooling and heating processes for very long flights. «AvStop Aviation News, Jul 15»
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Solar Impulse airplane undergoing repairs in Hawaii
Editor's Note: This story was updated to include new information from a July 15 announcement that the Solar Impulse's departure would be ... «AOPA Pilot, Jul 15»
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Impulse Buy: LSTN Headphones
Feeling too seasoned to be rocking candy apple-colored Beats by Dre? Check out the sophisticated line of headphones (and earbuds) from ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Impulse [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/impulse>. May 2024 ».
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