Foist Meaning in English

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التعريف

To force someone to accept something they do not want or did not ask for, often in a sneaky or dishonest way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Foist' is formal or literary, and usually takes 'on'/'upon': 'foist something on someone'. Commonly refers to unwanted tasks, responsibilities, or low-quality items. Implies some trickery or unfairness.

• Spanish: imponer (algo no deseado) - encasquetar
• Portuguese (BR): impor (algo indesejado) - empurrar (algo)
• Portuguese (PT): impor (algo indesejado) - impingir
• Chinese (Simplified): 强加（不受欢迎的东西） - 硬塞
• Chinese (Traditional): 強加（不受歡迎的事物） - 硬塞
• Hindi: थोपना (अप्रिय चीज़ या ज़िम्मेदारी) - जबरदस्ती देना
• Arabic: يفرض شيئًا (غير مرغوب فيه) - يُقحم
• Bengali: জোর করে চাপিয়ে দেওয়া - কৌশলে চাপিয়ে দেওয়া
• Russian: навязывать - подсовывать
• Japanese: 押し付ける - 押しつける
• Vietnamese: áp đặt - nhồi nhét
• Korean: 억지로 떠맡기다 - 슬쩍 떠넘기다
• Turkish: zorla kabul ettirmek - başkasına yıkmak
• Urdu: زبردستی تھوپنا - دھوکے سے تھوپنا
• Indonesian: memaksakan - menyelundupkan

جمل نموذجية

He always tries to foist his opinions on everyone.

natural

He tried to foist his old books on me.

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Don’t let them foist extra work on you.

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The company foisted an unwanted software update on its users.

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I’m tired of people foisting their responsibilities on me.

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Some companies try to foist unnecessary products onto customers.

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