# forced

Pronunciation: US say "FORST" /fɔɹst/; UK say "FAWST" /fɔːst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of force. — simple past and past participle of force
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of force. Use this form for something that already made someone do a thing.
   - _Heavy snow forced the airport to cancel every flight._
   - _The committee was forced to delay its decision until spring._

## Adjective

2. Resulting from strain rather than arising naturally; not spontaneous and lacking sincerity.
   - Simple: Not natural or honest, but made with effort to seem real.
   - _The actor's forced enthusiasm made the whole scene feel hollow._
   - _There was something forced about his overly cheerful greeting._
3. Acquired through force or pressure rather than by natural or willing means.
   - Simple: Gotten by using force, not in a natural way.
   - _The treaty rested on forced concessions from the weaker nation._
   - _Human rights groups condemned the forced relocation of entire villages._
4. Opened or entered by physical force rather than through normal access.
   - Simple: Opened by breaking or pushing hard, not with a key.
   - _Investigators noted the forced lock as clear evidence of a break-in._
   - _The forced entry tripped the building's security alarm just after midnight._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/forced (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).