impede
US: /ˌɪmˈpid/
UK: /ɪmpˈiːd/
UK: /ɪmpˈiːd/
English Vietnamese dictionary
impede /im'pi:d/
- ngoại động từ
- làm trở ngại, ngăn cản, cản trở
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
[VN] [often passive] (formal) to delay or stop the progress of sth
Synonym: HINDER, HAMPER
Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
bar, obstruct, block, thwart, check, hinder, hamper, slow, retard, restrain, brake, hold up, delay, foil, confound, inhibit, curb, spike, stop:
You can do nothing to impede the relentless march of time.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
greatly, seriously, significantly
The bad weather seriously impeded our progress.
Concise English dictionary
impedes|impeded|impedingɪm'pɪːd
verb
+be a hindrance or obstacle to
+block passage through
