thrust upon

English - Turkish

Definition of thrust upon in English Turkish dictionary

itme üzerine

Related Terms

be thrust upon

mecburen sahip olunmak

be thrust upon

zorla sahip olunmak

English - English

Definition of thrust upon in English English dictionary

If something is thrust upon you, you are forced to have it, deal with it, or experience it. Why has such sadness been thrust upon us? Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them

Hyphenation

thrust up·on

Turkish pronunciation

thrʌst ıpän

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜrəst əˈpän/ /ˈθrʌst əˈpɑːn/

Etymology

[ 'thr&st ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English thrusten, thristen, from Old Norse thrysta; probably akin to Old Norse thrjOta to tire, Old English thrEat coercion; more at THREAT.