impedir
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin impedīre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [im.pəˈði]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [im.peˈðiɾ]
=== Verb ===
impedir (first-person singular present impedeixo, first-person singular preterite impedí, past participle impedit)
to impede, block, get in the way
==== Conjugation ====
== Galician ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin impedīre.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [impeˈðiɾ]
=== Verb ===
impedir (first-person singular present impido, third-person singular present impide, first-person singular preterite impedín, past participle impedido)
impedir (first-person singular present impido or impeço, first-person singular preterite impedim or impedi, past participle impedido, reintegrationist norm)
to prevent
to impede, stop
to hinder, block
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ympedir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “impedir”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “impedir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “impedir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “impedir”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
=== Further reading ===
“impedir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“impedir”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin impedīre. Cf. the related empecer.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
impedir (first-person singular present impeço, first-person singular preterite impedi, past participle impedido)
to prevent
to impede, stop
to hinder, block
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“impedir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin impedīre. Cf. the related empecer.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /impeˈdiɾ/ [ĩm.peˈð̞iɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: im‧pe‧dir
=== Verb ===
impedir (first-person singular present impido, first-person singular preterite impedí, past participle impedido)
to impede, hinder
Synonym: estorbar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“impedir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025