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# impeding

verb form (impede, impedes, impeded, impeding); adjective (impeding)

«impeding» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Impeding means getting in the way of something and slowing it down or making it harder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#m1)
2. (sport, UK) Impeding is a rule-break in football or hockey where a player blocks an opponent without playing the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, «impeding traffic» means blocking the road. In science and safety, a blocked exit impedes escape in a fire, so keep fire exits clear. In sport, a referee may give a free kick for impeding. In news, «impeding the investigation» means making a police search harder. It is formal; everyday words are «blocking» or «holding up».

### Examples

- A fallen tree was impeding the traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#x1)
- Do not leave bags in the corridor impeding the fire exit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#x2)
- The referee gave a free kick for impeding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#x3)
- The mud was impeding our progress up the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#x4)
- He was arrested for impeding a police officer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#x5)
- Fear can stop you, impeding your learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/#x6)

### Note

The -ing form of «impede». Formal. Not the same as «impending», which means about to happen (an impending storm) — a common confusion.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impeding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impeding/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impeding» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impeding.html) on Mova free.