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hinders

|hin-der|

🇺🇸

/ˈhɪndər/

🇬🇧

/ˈhɪndə/

(hinder)

obstructing progress

Base Form	Plural	3rd Person Sing.	Past	Past Participle	Present Participle	Adjective
hinder	hinderers	hinders	hindered	hindered	hindering	hindered

Etymology

Etymology Information

'hinder' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'hindrian', where the element 'hind-' meant 'behind' or 'at the back'.

Historical Evolution

'hinder' changed from Old English 'hindrian' (to delay or obstruct) and is related to Proto-Germanic '*hindrjaną' and the adjective 'hind' meaning 'behind'; over time it developed into the modern English verb 'hinder'.

Meaning Changes

Initially it meant 'to put or be at the back/behind' or 'to delay', and over time it evolved into the current sense of 'to delay, obstruct, or hold back'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Verb 1

third-person singular present form of 'hinder'.

Lack of funding hinders the project's progress.

Synonyms

impedes obstructshampers

Antonyms

helps facilitates assists

Verb 2

to make it difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen; to delay, obstruct, or hold back.

Heavy snow hinders travel across the region.

Synonyms