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impedes

/ɪmˈpiːdz/

Meanings
verb
To get in the way of; to hinder.

Examples :

"Heavy traffic often impedes my commute to work, making me late. "
action achievement possibility situation process

Related Words

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way noun

/weɪ/

(heading) To do with a place or places.

"The way to the school library is through the main entrance. "

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hinder verb

/ˈhɪndə/ /ˈhɪndɚ/ /ˈhaɪn.də/ /ˈhaɪn.dɚ/

To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

"A drought hinders the growth of plants."

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traffic noun

/ˈtɹæfɪk/

Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or passage thereof.

"The traffic is slow during rush hour."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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commute verb

/kəˈmjuːt/

To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

"to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum; to commute market rents for a premium, to commute daily fares for a season ticket"

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making noun

/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

"The intricate making of the model airplane showcased the student's skill. "

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often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frequent.

"My sister is often late for school. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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late noun

/leɪt/

A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place late in the day or at night.

"The factory workers' late started at 11:00 pm. "

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work noun

/wɜːk/ /wəik/

(heading) Employment.

"My work schedule is very demanding this week. "

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get noun

/ɡɛt/

Offspring.

"My neighbor's dog had a litter of seven gets. "

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heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."