Question 1 · Quick check
impede
CEFRB2
/ɪmˈpiːd/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To slow down or block progress.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo get in the way of; to hinder.
Examples
He has tried to impede an official investigation.
Obstructions near doors can impede people in an emergency.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextimpede someone's progress
That I may powre my Spirits in thine Eare, / And chastise with the valour of my Tongue / All that impeides thee from the Golden Round, / Which Fate and Metaphysicall ayde doth seeme / To haue thee crown'd withall.
“Everything had been ticking along like a fine clock, even with Bornhald impeding, until this new one appeared with his Gray Men. Ordeith scrubbed bony fingers through greasy hair. Why could not his dreams at least be his own?”
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Origin
verb
Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, see quotations.