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Definition of impinge verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

impinge

 verb
verb
NAmE//ɪmˈpɪndʒ//
 
[intransitive] impinge (on/upon something/somebody) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they impinge
 
he / she / it impinges
 
past simple impinged
 
-ing form impinging
 
 
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to have a noticeable effect on something or someone, especially a bad one synonym encroach He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life. The preparations for war were beginning to impinge.
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