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impedeimpede /ɪmˈpid/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYimpedeOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin impedire, from pes foot VERB TABLEimpede |
Present | I, you, we, they | impede | | he, she, it | impedes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | impeded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have impeded | | he, she, it | has impeded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had impeded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will impede | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have impeded |
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Present | I | am impeding | | he, she, it | is impeding | | you, we, they | are impeding | Past | I, he, she, it | was impeding | | you, we, they | were impeding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been impeding | | he, she, it | has been impeding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been impeding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be impeding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been impeding |
► impede ... progress Poor hearing may impede a child’s academic progress. to make it difficult for someone or something to move forward or make progress SYN hinder: Rescue attempts were impeded by the storm. Poor hearing may impede a child’s academic progress. |