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impede

/ˌɪmˈpid/ /ɪmˈpiːd/
  1. 1 engellemek, aksatmak, yavaşlatmak

Definition (English)

To slow down or block the movement or progress of something.

Example Sentences

  1. Heavy snow impeded traffic on the mountain roads.
    Yoğun kar dağ yollarındaki trafiği aksattı.
  2. Poor communication can seriously impede the progress of a project.
    Zayıf iletişim bir projenin ilerlemesini ciddi biçimde engelleyebilir.

Verb Forms Regular

Base impede
/ˌɪmˈpid/
Past impeded
/ˌɪmˈpidɪd/
Participle impeded
/ˌɪmˈpidɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dimpede → impeded

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /d/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. impeded /ˌɪmˈpidɪd/

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Collocations

impede progressimpede developmentimpede movementimpede growthimpede communicationimpede efforts