impede

//ɪmˈpiːd//
C1Frequency Level 11Formal
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Verb

impedeInfinitive
impedePresent tense
impededPast tense
impededPast participle
impedingPresent participle
impedesThird-person singular
1

To delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them; to hinder or obstruct progress.

The heavy rain impeded our progress on the hiking trail.

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