# impedir
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impedīre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [im.pəˈði]
* IPA: (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: [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

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* impedancia
* impedido
* impedimento

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ympedir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “impedir”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (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, 2012–2025
* “impedir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impedīre. Cf. the related empecer.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/ [ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ĩ.peˈd͡ʒi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.pɨˈdiɾ/ [ĩ.pɨˈðiɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.pɨˈdiɾ/ [ĩ.pɨˈðiɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ĩ.pɨˈdi.ɾi/ [ĩ.pɨˈði.ɾi]

### Verb

impedir (first-person singular present impeço, first-person singular preterite impedi, past participle impedido)
* to prevent
* to impede, stop
* to hinder, block

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impedīre. Cf. the related empecer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* impedancia
* impedido
* impedidor
* impediencia
* impediente
* impedimenta
* impedimento
* impeditivo

### Further reading

* “impedir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10