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How to pronounce “impair”
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Pronunciation guide for impair
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of impair with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Orchid and The Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle...
impair development in those first, important three years
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
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How to pronounce impair
The Orchid and The Dandelion: Why Some Children Struggle...
impair development in those first, important three years
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “impair”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
- (intransitive, archaic) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
- [Adjective]
- (obsolete) Not fit or appropriate; unsuitable.
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) The act of impairing or deteriorating.
- (obsolete) The fact of being impaired or having grown worse.
- (obsolete) An impairment or deterioration.
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