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

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  • impend/ɪmˈpɛnd/verbC2To be about to happen, usually something bad.
  • impending/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Coming closer and usually unwelcome.
  • impenetrable/ɪmˈpɛnətɹəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsImpossible to get through.
  • imperative/ɪmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo necessary that it cannot wait.
  • imperceptibleadjectiveC2Too slight to be noticed.
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In a way too slight to be noticed.
  • imperfect/ɪmˈpɜː(ɹ)fɪkt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsHaving a fault, however small.
  • imperialism/ɪmˈpɪə.ɹi.ə.lɪ.z(ə)m/nounB2+A policy of extending rule over other countries.
  • imperil/ɪmˈpɛɹəl/verbC2To put something in danger.
  • imperious/ɪmˈpɪə̯.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Arrogantly commanding and expecting obedience.
  • impersonal/ɪmˈpɝsənəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsCold, and showing no human warmth.
  • impersonate/ɪmˈpɜːsəneɪt/verbC1To pretend to be somebody else.
  • impersonationnounC1The pretending to be somebody else.
  • impersonatornounC1Somebody who performs as another person.
  • impertinent/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/adjectiveC1Rude in a way that oversteps your place.
  • imperturbable/ˌɪmpəˈtɜːbəbl̩/adjectiveC2Impossible to upset or fluster.
  • 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.
  • impietynounC2A lack of proper reverence for what is sacred.
  • impish/ˈɪmpɪʃ/adjectiveC1Mischievous in a playful way.
  • implacable/ɪmˈplækəb(ə)l/adjectiveC2Impossible to soften or appease.
  • implant/ɪmˈplɑːnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo fix something into the body.
  • implausibleadjectiveB2+Too unlikely to be readily believed.
  • implement/ˈɪmpləmənt/verbB2+3 meaningsTo put a plan or decision into effect.
  • 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.
  • impolitenessnounB2+Failure to show the courtesy that is expected.
  • import/ˈɪm.pɔːt/verbB1+2 meaningsTo bring goods in from another country.
  • important/ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/adjectiveA12 meaningsMattering a great deal, with a real effect on what happens.
  • importune/ɪmpɔːˈtjuːn/verbC2To pester somebody with persistent requests.
  • impose/ɪmˈpəʊz/verbB22 meaningsTo force a rule or burden onto people.
  • imposing/ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Grand and impressive in size or appearance.
  • imposition/ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/nounC22 meaningsAn unfair demand placed on somebody.
  • impossibility/ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/nounB2Something that cannot be done at all.
  • impossible/ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsUnable to happen or to be done, whatever anyone tries.
  • impossibly/ɪmˈpɒ.sɪb.li/adverbB2+To a degree beyond what can actually be done or exist, as of a task no one could complete or a waist too slender to be real.
  • imposternounB2+Somebody pretending to be who they are not.
  • 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.
  • impractical/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNot sensible or realistic to carry out.
  • impregnable/ɪmˈpɹɛɡ.nəˌb(ə)l/adjectiveC2So strong that it cannot be broken into.
  • impresario/ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/nounC2Somebody who organises and finances shows.
  • impress/ɪmˈpɹɛs/verbB23 meaningsTo make someone admire you or think well of you.
  • impression/ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/nounB12 meaningsThe idea or feeling somebody leaves you with.
  • impressionable/ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/adjectiveC1Easily influenced by others.
  • impressionism/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənɪzəm/nounC1A style of painting that catches light and fleeting effects.
  • impressionistic/ɪmˌpɹɛ.ʃəˈnɪ.stɪk/adjectiveC2Giving a general feel rather than exact detail.
  • impressions/ɪmˈpɹɛʃənz/nounC1How many times an advertisement was shown.