Synonyms: force, constrain, necessitate, oblige, require
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kəmˈpɛl/ |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑒𐑩𐑥𐑐𐑧𐑤 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) compel | (I) compelled |
| (thou) compellest | (thou) compelledst |
| (he) compels, compellelth | (he) compelled |
| (we) compel | (we) compelled |
| (you) compel | (you) compelled |
| (they) compel | (they) compelled |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) compel | (I) compelled |
| (thou) compel | (thou) compelled |
| (he) compel | (he) compelled |
| (we) compel | (we) compelled |
| (you) compel | (you) compelled |
| (they) compel | (they) compelled |
| Imperative mood | |
| compel | |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| compelling | compelled |
| Afrikaans | dwing |
|---|---|
| Albanian | detyroj |
| Catalan | obligar |
| Czech | donucovat; donutit; nutit; přinutit |
| Danish | tvinge |
| Dutch | dwingen; noodzaken; nopen; verplichten |
| Esperanto | devigi |
| French | imposer; obliger; obliger à |
| German | zwingen |
| Icelandic | neyða; þvinga |
| Italian | costringere; forzare |
| Latin | coercere |
| Malay | paksa … memaksa |
| Norwegian | tvinge |
| Papiamento | fòrsa; forsa; obligá |
| Polish | zmusić |
| Portuguese | constranger; forçar; obrigar |
| Romanian | forța; sili |
| Saterland Frisian | twinge |
| Spanish | forzar; obligar |
| Sranan | dwengi |
| Swedish | tvinga |
| Thai | ข่มเหง |
| West Frisian | ferplichtsje |