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im·pede

 (ĭm-pēd′)
tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes
To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1.
[Latin impedīre; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
im·ped′er n.
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impede

(ɪmˈpiːd)
vb
(tr) to restrict or retard in action, progress, etc; hinder; obstruct
[C17: from Latin impedīre to hinder, literally: shackle the feet, from pēs foot]
imˈpeder n
imˈpedingly adv
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im•pede

(ɪmˈpid)

v.t. -ped•ed, -ped•ing.
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
[1595–1605; < Latin impedīre to entangle, literally, to snare the feet =im- im-1 + pedīre, v. derivative of pēs foot]
syn: See prevent.
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impede


Past participle: impeded
Gerund: impeding

Imperative
impede
impede
Present
I impede
you impede
he/she/it impedes
we impede
you impede
they impede
Preterite
I impeded
you impeded
he/she/it impeded
we impeded
you impeded
they impeded
Present Continuous
I am impeding
you are impeding
he/she/it is impeding
we are impeding
you are impeding
they are impeding
Present Perfect
I have impeded
you have impeded
he/she/it has impeded
we have impeded
you have impeded
they have impeded
Past Continuous
I was impeding
you were impeding
he/she/it was impeding
we were impeding
you were impeding
they were impeding
Past Perfect
I had impeded
you had impeded
he/she/it had impeded
we had impeded
you had impeded
they had impeded
Future
I will impede
you will impede
he/she/it will impede
we will impede
you will impede
they will impede
Future Perfect
I will have impeded
you will have impeded
he/she/it will have impeded
we will have impeded
you will have impeded
they will have impeded
Future Continuous
I will be impeding
you will be impeding
he/she/it will be impeding
we will be impeding
you will be impeding
they will be impeding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been impeding
you have been impeding
he/she/it has been impeding
we have been impeding
you have been impeding
they have been impeding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been impeding
you will have been impeding
he/she/it will have been impeding
we will have been impeding
you will have been impeding
they will have been impeding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been impeding
you had been impeding
he/she/it had been impeding
we had been impeding
you had been impeding
they had been impeding
Conditional
I would impede
you would impede
he/she/it would impede
we would impede
you would impede
they would impede
Past Conditional
I would have impeded
you would have impeded
he/she/it would have impeded
we would have impeded
you would have impeded
they would have impeded
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
hinder
obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"
inhibit - limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction"
interfere - come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!"
set back - slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back"
hobble - hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean"
stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
2.impede - block passage throughimpede - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
obturate, occlude, close up, obstruct, jam, block
block off, blockade - obstruct access to
barricado, barricade - block off with barricades
barricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded"
asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"
block out, screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight"
earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslide
barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"
clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
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impede

verb hinder, stop, slow (down), check, bar, block, delay, hold up, brake, disrupt, curb, restrain, hamper, thwart, clog, obstruct, retard, encumber, cumber, throw a spanner in the works of (Brit. informal) Fallen rocks are impeding the progress of rescue workers.
help, further, aid, advance, promote, assist
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impede

verb
1. To interfere with the progress of:
bog (down), encumber, hinder, hold back, obstruct.
Idiom: get in the way of.
2. To stop or prevent passage of:
bar, block, dam, obstruct.
Idiom: be in the way of.
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Translations
يُعيق، يُعَرْقِل، يَحول دون
bránitohrozit
hindre
hindra
sukliudyti
kavēttraucēt
engellemekgeciktirmek

impede

[ɪmˈpiːd] VT [+ progress, movement, growth, development] → dificultar, obstaculizar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

impede

[ɪmˈpiːd] vt [+ progress, development] → entraver
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

impede

vt person → hindern; action, progress, work → behindern, erschweren; movement, traffic, process → behindern
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

impede

[ɪmˈpiːd] vt → ostacolare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

impede

(imˈpiːd) verb
to prevent or delay the start or progress of. Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock.
impediment (imˈpedimənt) noun
1. something that delays or prevents.
2. a small fault in a person's speech. A stammer is a speech impediment.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

impede

v. impedir, obstruir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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