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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “impede”

“impede” is pronounced /ˌɪmˈpid/ (im-PEED) in American English and /ɪmpiːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pid”.
The sound

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impede

/ˌɪmˈpid/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪmpiːd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. ɪmɪm
  2. pidpidstress
IPA (American)
/ˌɪmˈpid/
IPA (British)
/ɪmpiːd/
Respelling
im-PEED
Syllables
2 — ɪm-PID
Stress
Stress the second syllable: ɪm-PID. “pid” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌɪmˈpid/

British

/ɪmpiːd/

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Meaning

What “impede” means

  1. verb

    be a hindrance or obstacle to

    “She is impeding the progress of our project”

  2. verb

    block passage through

    “obstruct the path”

Say it in a sentence

“Parked vans impede the ambulance on this narrow street.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

5 sounds, in the order you say them
ɪshort immppilong edd

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Questions

“impede”, answered

How do you pronounce “impede”?

“impede” is pronounced /ˌɪmˈpid/ (im-PEED) in American English and /ɪmpiːd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pid”. Build it as ɪm-PID, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “impede” have?

2: ɪm · pid. The beat lands on the second, “pid”.

Is “impede” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌɪmˈpid/ (im-PEED); British English says /ɪmpiːd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “impede” mean?

As a verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to For example: “She is impeding the progress of our project” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “impede”?

Stress the second syllable: ɪm-PID. “pid” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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