impede
pronunciation
How to pronounce impede in British English:
UK [ɪmˈpiːd]
How to pronounce impede in American English:
US [ɪmˈpiːd]
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- Verb:
- be a hindrance or obstacle to
- block passage through
Word Origin
- impede
- impede: see pedal
- impede (v.)
- c. 1600, back-formation from impediment, or else from Latin impedire "impede, be in the way, hinder, detain," literally "to shackle the feet" (see impediment). Related: Impeded; impedes; impeding.
Example
- 1. Ideological battles between free-marketeers and left-wingers threaten to impede reform .
- 2. American sanctions continue to impede investment in iran .
- 3. Under this setting , the priority might be not to impede the fall in asset prices .
- 4. Unrest and crime can impede operations .
- 5. But a glorious history often seems to impede clear thinking at hsbc .