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impeded

impeded is the simple past and past participle of impede.

Meaning of impede

Verb

impede (third-person singular simple present impedes, present participle impeding, simple past and past participle impeded)

  1. (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
    • impede someone's progress
    Synonyms:
    hinder

Words formed from impeded

Questions about impeded

What is impeded the simple past and past participle of?
Impeded is the simple past and past participle of impede.

Words near impeded in the dictionary

  1. impedance plethysmography
  2. impedancemetric
  3. impedancemetry
  4. impedances
  5. impede
  6. impeded
  7. impedence
  8. impedentiometric
  9. impeder
  10. impeders
  11. impedes

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