MEANING
1. To strike or come into contact with a surface or object.
2. To have an effect on something, often by encroaching on space, freedom, or interests.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- impinge on a surface
- a jet impinges
On the page
The jet impinged on the inner wall and changed direction.
A beam impinged on the marked surface beside the aperture.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- impinge
- Past tense
- impinged
- Past participle
- impinged
- Present participle
- impinging
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- impinge
- Present continuous
- am/is/are impinging
- Present perfect
- have/has impinged
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been impinging
- Past
- impinged
- Past continuous
- was/were impinging
- Past perfect
- had impinged
- Past perfect continuous
- had been impinging
- Future
- will impinge
- Future continuous
- will be impinging
- Future perfect
- will have impinged
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been impinging
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: impinge; impinges; impinged; impinged; impinging Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: impinges.
Practice this word in a sentenceYour margin notes
Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.