Plural of impediment
regular plural
The plural of impediment is impediments.
Forms of impediment
| Singular | impediment /ɪmˈpɛdɪmənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | impediments |
| Countable | countable |
Impediments in a sentence
- Trump has rattled the world, and America’s neighborhood in particular, with a list of objectives – buying Greenland, seizing the Panama Canal, making Canada the 51st state – that treat friendly nations as weak interlocutors and impediments to be subdued.2025 January 14, Howard LaFranchi, “In Biden-Trump handoff, a foreign policy shift for a changed world?”, in The Christian Science Monitor
- Our horses, baggage, and impediments had been left at Brashear to follow the column of General Emory.1913, Thomas McManus, “The Battle of Irish Bend”, in The Twenty-Fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion...
- Once the soul incarnates in mortal bodies, in encounters massive impediments.2021, Andrea Nightingale, Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 264. From the entry hyperdivine
- To this end, Obama and Romney will need to lift the impediments to growth and job creation.2012 August 2, Mohamed el-Erian, “Winner of US election will have limited economic options”, in The Guardian. From the entry room for maneuver
- These impediments to sleep must be blocked out if you are to enjoy your morning doze.2004, Tom Hodgkinson, “8 a.m.: Waking Up is Hard to Do”, in How to Be Idle, London: Hamish Hamilton, →ISBN; How to Be Idle: A Loafer’s…. From the entry slugabed
Meaning of impediment
- noun A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
- noun A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
- noun Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
Questions about the plural of impediment
- What is the plural of impediment?
- The plural of impediment is impediments.
- Is impediment countable?
- Impediment is a countable noun.
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