impede

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmpid/

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• Hyphenation: im‧pede

Verb

Plain form impede

Third-person singular impedes

Past tense impeded

Past participle impeded

Present participle impeding

1. (transitive) To impede is to make some task, progress or action not to happen or difficult to happen.
   • Synonyms: prevent and hinder

   The incompetent construction worker is impeding the progress of the construction project.