hinder
verb /ˈhɪndə(r)/
/ˈhɪndər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hinder | /ˈhɪndə(r)/ /ˈhɪndər/ |
| he / she / it hinders | /ˈhɪndəz/ /ˈhɪndərz/ |
| past simple hindered | /ˈhɪndəd/ /ˈhɪndərd/ |
| past participle hindered | /ˈhɪndəd/ /ˈhɪndərd/ |
| -ing form hindering | /ˈhɪndərɪŋ/ /ˈhɪndərɪŋ/ |
- to make it difficult for somebody to do something or for something to happen synonym hamper
- hinder somebody/something a political situation that hinders economic growth
- Some teachers felt hindered by a lack of resources.
- hinder somebody/something from something/from doing something An injury was hindering him from playing his best.
Extra Examples- These killings have seriously hindered progress towards peace.
- These laws will hinder rather than help progress.
- factors which might help or hinder a child's progress at school
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- seriously
- severely
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- help or hinder something
- hinder rather than help something
Word OriginOld English hindrian ‘injure or damage’, of Germanic origin; related to German hindern, also to behind.