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Impede Pronunciation
Impede is pronounced im-PEED, IPA /ˌɪmˈpid/.
im-PEED
US /ˌɪmˈpid/ · UK /ɪmˈpiːd/
Syllables: im · PEED (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To slow something down or get in the way of it.
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Impede in a Sentence
- Roadworks impede traffic on the bypass all summer.
- Nothing should impede the investigation.
- Heavy snow impeded the rescue party.
Common Mispronunciations of Impede
Not IM-peed
Let the opening im go quiet and drive into PEED. Impediment shifts the beat again, onto PE.
Not im-PE-day
Two beats only, and the final e is silent. A sounded ending belongs to the Latin original, not the English verb.
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