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- Dictionaryimpede/ɪmˈpiːd/
verb
- 1. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: "the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing"
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5. Impede simply means hinder or possibly prevent or delay: impede verb [with object] delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing. ODO. It doesn't take a preposition. Impinge does take a preposition; something impinges on something else if it has an effect on it:
May 12, 2017 · For example, the absolute sovereignty of God and the free will of man. The Bible teaches that both are true, yet they appear to contradict each other on a human level of understanding.
Nov 11, 2013 · The Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms says. shoot yourself in the foot inadvertently make a situation worse for yourself; demonstrate gross incompetence
Autological word. A word is autological or homological if it describes itself. The common term for this is a backronym, a back-formation acronym. Also known as recursive acronym / metacronym/ recursive initialism, this is a fun way to coin names for new programming languages and such.
@Shinto: "Commentate" may be a back-formation, but Merriam-Webster has it and says "First Known Use: 1794". Also (as you said yourself), "commentator" has a connotation beyond merely "someone who comments"; the dictionary gives "one who gives a commentary; especially: one who reports and discusses news on radio or television".
Sep 17, 2017 · The rule in AP is that "when a modifier that would be hyphenated before a noun occurs instead after a form of the verb to be, the hyphen usually must be retained to avoid confusion." AP gives this example: "The man is well-known." So, I hope the answer is now well known to you: Both well-known and well known are correct.
Feb 10, 2020 · 111. "Have had" is using the verb have in the present perfect tense. Consider the present tense sentence: I have a lot of homework. This means that I have a lot of homework now. On the other hand, we use the present perfect tense to describe an event from the past that has some connection to the present. Compare the following two sentences: I ...
Jan 5, 2016 · Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive. OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and chiefly among rap musicians and enthusiasts. However, you can hear it outside the rap realm nowadays. OED's first citation is from 1981: Yo, man, them boys is dope... This record ...
How does one correctly apply “in which”, “of which”, “at which”, “to which”, etc.? I'm confused with which one to apply when constructing sentences around these.
Apr 7, 2015 · In a Business sense I would probably use the word "acceptable". "Fine by me" and "fine with me" are more common speech terms. For example: The contract details as defined in your document are acceptable to me. The contract details as defined in your document are fine with me. The contract details as defined in your document are fine by me.
