compel

zwingen, nötigen

Jemanden durch eine Regel, starken Druck oder ein mächtiges Gefühl zu einer Handlung zwingen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone do something because of a rule, strong pressure, or a powerful feeling.

• Nobody can compel you to stay.
• The law compelled employers to improve safety.
• She felt compelled to help the injured stranger.

So benutzt man es: compel someone to do something (The court compelled him to give evidence.); feel compelled to do something (I felt compelled to explain my decision.)

Synonyme: force, oblige, make, coerce

Häufige Wendungen: compel someone to act, compel an answer, compel someone to leave, compel compliance

zusammentreiben

Menschen oder Tiere antreiben, sodass sie sich an einem Ort versammeln.

In einfachem Englisch: To drive people or animals together into one place.

• The shepherd compelled the flock together.
• They compelled the cattle into a pen.
• Riders were sent to compel the scattered herds.

Synonyme: round up, herd, gather

Gegenteile: scatter, disperse

Häufige Wendungen: compel the herd, compel cattle together