- present tense form of impede (3rd person singular).
impedes
Example Sentences
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This impedes renters’ ability to save and build wealth, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Skidelsky also holds that, “in the spirit of Keynes,” we should “aim for an international/financial system that supports rather than impedes a domestic full-employment policy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Carvalho has called for limits on immigration enforcement near schools, saying it impedes student learning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
Lord Pannick argued that adding VAT to their fees impedes their right to access education and the policy is "unprecedented" in all other Council of Europe states.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
The state umbrellas were encased in white bags, and the usual cumbrous Abyssinian robe, which effectually impedes all rapid movement, was on this occasion cast aside.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
