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Grammar : Noun |
Spell : im-pi-tuhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪm pɪ təs |
Definition of impetus
Origin :- early 15c., impetous "rapid movement, rush;" 1640s, with modern spelling, "force with which a body moves, driving force," from Latin impetus "attack, assault, onset, impulse, violence, vigor, force, passion," related to impetere "to attack," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + petere "aim for, rush at" (see petition (n.)).
- noun stimulus, force
- But the shock was insufficient to repel the impetus of the charge.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- There was no shock of any kind; the bridge had no impetus except from its own weight.
- Extract from : « Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ » by Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
- But now Vere had given an impetus to him—and that was surely stranger.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The impetus of the crowd had carried Miette and Silvere along in this direction.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- It was indeed the doctor, who, carried by the impetus, rolled into the room.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- She lost impulse and impetus and crept back and sank into a chair.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- It was this impression on me that gave the impetus to my answer.
- Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
- But when they had secured F12A the 6th found their impetus exhausted.
- Extract from : « The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 » by F.L. Morrison
- But there was none of the impetus of arrested motion in her attitude.
- Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
- The mob charged upon them with an impetus that could not be resisted.
- Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
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