Polyglot Dictionary

impedir

/impeˈðiɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
impido
preterite (yo)
impedí
past participle
impedido

Meaning

  1. to prevent

    • La nieve impidió el paso.

      The snow prevented passage.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

prevenir

impedir means "to prevent" by blocking an action from happening; prevenir means "to prevent" proactively, like preventive medicine, or "to warn."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

impedir

impedir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prevent."

Portuguese

prevenir

prevenir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prevent."

Practice

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