impulse
A sudden strong wish or urge to do something without planning or thinking about the results. It can also describe a short electrical signal in the brain or a machine.
أمثلة
3 من 5I bought this chocolate bar on impulse while waiting in line.
I bought this chocolate bar suddenly without planning while waiting in line.
The committee's decision was based on a sudden impulse rather than logic.
The committee's decision was based on a sudden urge rather than logic.
I just had a crazy impulse to dye my hair blue!
I just had a sudden, wild wish to dye my hair blue!
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of 'IM-pulse' as a 'pulse' of energy 'IN' you that pushes you to move or act right now.
اختبار سريع
He didn't mean to shout; he just acted on ______.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: impulse
أمثلة
I bought this chocolate bar on impulse while waiting in line.
everydayI bought this chocolate bar suddenly without planning while waiting in line.
The committee's decision was based on a sudden impulse rather than logic.
formalThe committee's decision was based on a sudden urge rather than logic.
I just had a crazy impulse to dye my hair blue!
informalI just had a sudden, wild wish to dye my hair blue!
Nerve impulses carry information from the skin to the brain.
academicElectrical signals from nerves carry information from the skin to the brain.
Our marketing strategy focuses on encouraging customer impulse purchases.
businessOur marketing strategy focuses on making customers buy things suddenly.
الأضداد
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
on impulse
doing something without thinking first
follow an impulse
to do what your sudden feeling tells you
blind impulse
an urge followed without any reasoning
يُخلط عادةً مع
Impact is the effect or physical hit of something, while impulse is an internal urge to act.
Pulse is the regular beat of your heart; impulse is a sudden feeling or signal.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
Use 'on impulse' when you want to describe an action done without a plan. In science, it is used to describe electrical signals in the nervous system.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often use 'with impulse' instead of the correct phrase 'on impulse'.
نصيحة للحفظ
Think of 'IM-pulse' as a 'pulse' of energy 'IN' you that pushes you to move or act right now.
أصل الكلمة
From the Latin 'impulsus', which means 'a push' or 'a physical pressure'.
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
In Western consumer culture, 'impulse buying' is a major concept used by stores to place small items like candy near the cash register.
اختبار سريع
He didn't mean to shout; he just acted on ______.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: impulse
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to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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