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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • imperative/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo necessary that it cannot wait.
  • imperfect/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a fault, however small.
  • impersonal/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsCold, and showing no human warmth.
  • impersonate/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/verbC1To pretend to be somebody else.
  • impersonationnounC1The pretending to be somebody else.
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Somebody who performs as another person.
  • impertinent/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/adjectiveC1Rude in a way that oversteps your place.
  • impervious/ɪmˈpɜːvi.əs/adjectiveC1Letting nothing through, or unaffected by argument.
  • impetuous/imˈpɛt͡ʃuəs/adjectiveC1Acting suddenly without stopping to think.
  • impetus/ˈɪm.pə.təs/nounC1The force or motive that drives something forward.
  • impish/ˈɪmpɪʃ/adjectiveC1Mischievous in a playful way.
  • implant/ɪmˈplɑːnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo fix something into the body.
  • implementation/ˌɪmplɪmənˈteɪʃən/nounC1The putting of a plan into actual practice.
  • implicate/ˈɪmplɪkeɪt/verbC1To show that somebody had a part in wrongdoing.
  • implicatedadjectiveC1Shown to have had a part in wrongdoing.
  • implication/ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən/nounB24 meaningsSomething suggested without being said outright.
  • implicit/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/adjectiveC12 meaningsMeant without being said directly.
  • implicitlyadverbC1Without being stated, or completely and without question.
  • implodeverbC12 meaningsTo collapse violently inward.
  • implore/ɪmˈplɔː/verbC1To beg somebody urgently.
  • imply/ɪmˈplaɪ/verbB23 meaningsTo let a further meaning be understood without stating it.
  • impose/ɪmˈpəʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo force a rule or burden onto people.
  • impostor syndrome/ɪmˈpɒstə ˈsɪndɹəʊm/nounC1Feeling a fraud despite doing the work well.
  • impotence/ˈɪmpətəns/nounC12 meaningsComplete powerlessness to act or to change things.
  • impotent/ˈɪm.pə.tənt/adjectiveC1Without the power to act or to affect anything.
  • impound/ɪmˈpaʊ̯nd/verbC1To seize and hold something officially.
  • impoverished/ɪmˈpɑvəɹɪʃt/adjectiveC1Made very poor, or drained of richness.
  • impracticable/ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/adjectiveC1Not able to be carried out.
  • impress/ɪmˈpɹɛs/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone admire you or think well of you.
  • impressionable/ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Easily influenced by others.
  • impressionism/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/nounC1A style of painting that catches light and fleeting effects.
  • impressions/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/nounC1How many times an advertisement was shown.
  • imprint/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/nounC14 meaningsThe name of a publishing house as it appears on a book, or a branded list within a larger publisher.
  • imprison/ɪmˈpɹɪzən/verbC1To shut somebody up in a prison.
  • imprisonment/ɪmˈpɹɪzn̩.mənt/nounC1Being shut up in prison.
  • improper/ɪmˈpɹɒp.ə/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot right or not suitable for the occasion.
  • impropriety/ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/nounC1Behaviour that breaks the accepted standards.
  • improv/ˈɪmpɹɑv/nounC1Unscripted performance created on the spot.
  • impudent/ˈɪmpjʊdənt/adjectiveC1Boldly disrespectful.
  • impulse buynounC1Something bought on the spur of the moment.
  • impunity/ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/nounC1Freedom from any punishment for what you have done.
  • impure/ɪmˈpjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsMixed with something that should not be there.
  • in donkey's yearsphraseC1In a very long time indeed.
  • in hindsightphraseC1Looking back with the knowledge you have now.
  • in the blackphraseC1Having money left over rather than owing.
  • in the redphraseC1Owing money; overdrawn.
  • in the sticksphraseC1Out in the remote countryside, far from the city.
  • inability/ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪti/nounC1The lack of ability or power to do something.
  • inadequate/ɪnˈædəkwɪt/adjectiveC1Not enough, or not good enough, for the purpose.
  • inadvertent/ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/adjectiveC1Done without meaning to.
  • inadvertentlyadverbC1Without meaning to.
  • inane/ɪˈneɪn/adjectiveC1Silly and completely lacking in sense.
  • inappropriate/ˌɪnəˈpɹəʊpɹi.ət/adjectiveC1Not suitable for the occasion.
  • inarticulate/ɪn.ɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnable to express yourself clearly in speech.
  • inaudiblyadverbC1Too quietly to be heard.
  • inaugurate/ɪˈnɔːɡjʊ.ɹeɪt/verbC1To install somebody formally into high office.
  • inborn/ˈɪn.bɔːn/adjectiveC1Present from birth rather than learnt.
  • inbound/ˈɪnbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsTravelling towards a place rather than away from it.
  • incandescent/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsGlowing with intense heat.
  • incantation/ɪnkænˈteɪʃən/nounC12 meaningsWords chanted to summon magical power.