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• impetus — n. 1) to give, provide an impetus 2) to gain impetus 3) an impetus to 4) an impetus to + inf. (there was no impetus to work harder) * * * [ ɪmpɪtəs] provide an impetus an impetus to to gain impetus to give an impetus to + inf. (there was no… …   Combinatory dictionary

• impetus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, powerful, strong, tremendous ▪ main, major ▪ immediate, initial …   Collocations dictionary

• impetus — im|pe|tus [ ımpətəs ] noun singular or uncount 1. ) a force that helps something to happen or develop more quickly: impetus for: The committee s report may provide further impetus for reform. gain/lose impetus: The peace process has been steadily …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• impetus — UK [ˈɪmpɪtəs] / US [ˈɪmpətəs] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) a force that helps something to happen or develop more quickly impetus for: The committee s report may provide further impetus for reform. gain/lose impetus: The peace process has been… …   English dictionary

• gain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, dramatic, enormous, huge, impressive, major, real, significant, spectacular …   Collocations dictionary

• impetus — noun (U) 1 feeling an influence that makes people or helps something to develop or continue doing something: gain/lose impetus: The campaign is already gaining impetus. | As a result of this failure, a lot of the initial impetus was lost. (+ for) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gain momentum — increase in impetus, increase in force …   English contemporary dictionary

• keep (start) the ball rolling —  Maintain (gain) impetus …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• steam — noun 1》 the hot vapour into which water is converted when heated, which condenses in the air into a mist of minute water droplets. 2》 the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines. 3》 momentum; impetus: the dispute… …   English new terms dictionary

• Charles Henry Langston — (1817–1892), an American abolitionist and political activist born free in Louisa County, Virginia, was one of two men tried after the Oberlin Wellington Rescue, a cause célèbre in 1858 Ohio that helped gain impetus for abolition. In 1835 he was… …   Wikipedia

• springboard — ► NOUN 1) a strong, flexible board from which a diver or gymnast may jump in order to gain impetus. 2) a thing providing impetus to an action or enterprise …   English terms dictionary