📖 I — The English dictionary · page 8

imperiously — Everyday, meaning 1: In a proud, bossy way, like someone who expects to be obeyed at once.↗ Example: «Off with her head!» shouted the Queen imperiously.↗ · The cat looked at us imperiously, waiting for its dinner.↗ · Toad imperiously ordered the servants to bring his car.↗ · She waved her hand imperiously to show we should leave.↗ · The duchess rang the bell imperiously.↗ · «Bring me my crown,» said the king imperiously.↗

imperium — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A Latin word meaning command or rule over others.↗ Example: Proles — sterilitas, Imperium — servitus.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Gratia — abominatio, Semen (Proles) — sterilitas, Imperium (Dominatio) — servitus.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

impermeable — Everyday, meaning 1: Impermeable means not letting water, air or other liquids and gases pass through.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) Impermeable can describe a person who is not affected by something, like criticism.↗ Example: A raincoat is made of impermeable material.↗ · Clay is impermeable, so water collects on top of it.↗ · We tested paper, foil and cotton to see which was impermeable.↗ · The pond liner is impermeable to water.↗ · Glass is impermeable, but a sponge is not.↗ · Water ran off the impermeable concrete into the drains.↗ · She seemed impermeable to the teasing and just smiled.↗

impermissible — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Not allowed; not permitted by the rules or the law.↗ Example: Cheating in exams is impermissible.↗ · The judge ruled the evidence impermissible.↗ · Bullying is impermissible at our school.↗ · It is impermissible to park here at any time.↗ · Some philosophers argue that lying is always impermissible.↗ · Phones are impermissible in the exam hall.↗

impersonate — Everyday, meaning 1: To copy the voice, look or way of moving of someone, usually to make people laugh.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To pretend to be another person in order to trick people, which can be a crime, for example pretending to be a police officer.↗ Example: He can impersonate the head teacher's voice perfectly.↗ · The comedian impersonated the Prime Minister.↗ · A scammer impersonated my aunt's bank in a text message.↗ · It is a crime to impersonate a police officer.↗ · My sister impersonated a robot in the school play.↗ · Someone impersonated my friend online, so we reported the account.↗

impersonation — Everyday, meaning 1: A funny copy of someone's voice, way of speaking or actions.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Pretending to be someone else to trick people, which can be a crime.↗ Example: She does a brilliant impersonation of our dog barking.↗ · The class laughed at his impersonation of a pirate.↗ · The fake email was an impersonation of a real company.↗ · Impersonation of a police officer is a crime.↗ · The comedian's impersonations of famous singers were amazing.↗ · We learned how to spot impersonation in online messages.↗

impertinence — Everyday, meaning 1: Rude behaviour or words that show no respect, especially to an older person or someone in charge; cheek.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (an impertinence) A rude remark or act.↗ Example: «What impertinence!» cried the Duchess.↗ · The pupil was punished for his impertinence.↗ · She had the impertinence to read my diary.↗ · The Caterpillar's questions felt like an impertinence to Alice.↗ · I'll have no impertinence from you, young man!↗ · His impertinence shocked the old lady.↗ · “It is an impertinence,” he cried, “to boast at this table that you killed my father.”↗

impertinent — Everyday, meaning 1: Rude and not showing proper respect, especially to an older person or someone in charge; cheeky.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal, old) Not relevant to what is being talked about.↗ Example: «Don't be impertinent!» said the teacher.↗ · It was impertinent to ask the old lady how old she was.↗ · The Queen thought Alice was impertinent.↗ · The impertinent parrot copied everything the captain said.↗ · Asking how much money someone earns can be an impertinent question.↗ · The boy gave an impertinent reply and was sent out.↗ · Behavior that is regarded as agreeable in one is very rude and impertinent in another.↗

impervious — Everyday, meaning 1: Not letting water, air or anything else pass through: an impervious material.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not affected or bothered by something: impervious to criticism, impervious to the cold.↗ Example: Plastic is impervious to water, so it makes a good raincoat.↗ · Concrete roads are impervious, so rain runs off into drains.↗ · We tested which materials were impervious in our science lesson.↗ · She seemed impervious to the cold in just a T-shirt.↗ · The superhero was impervious to bullets.↗ · He was impervious to their teasing and just smiled.↗

impetigo — Everyday, meaning 1: Impetigo is a common skin infection caused by bacteria, which gives red sores that burst and form golden-yellow crusts, often on the face and hands, mostly in young children.↗ Example: My little sister had impetigo round her mouth.↗ · The doctor gave him cream for his impetigo.↗ · Impetigo spreads easily, so don't share towels.↗ · She stayed off school until the impetigo crusts dried.↗ · Washing your hands helps stop impetigo.↗ · Impetigo is caused by bacteria, not by being dirty.↗ · The nurse said the golden crusts were a sign of impetigo.↗

impetuosity — Everyday, meaning 1: Impetuosity is the habit of rushing into things suddenly, without thinking first.↗ Example: His impetuosity made him force the door.↗ · Her impetuosity got her into trouble.↗ · Impetuosity can lead to mistakes.↗

impetuous — Everyday, meaning 1: Impetuous means acting quickly and rashly, without stopping to think.↗ Example: The impetuous youth asked to drive the sun's chariot.↗ · Don't be so impetuous; think first.↗ · An impetuous child may run before looking.↗ · For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and impetuous nation, that march through the breadth of the earth, to possess dwelling-places that are not theirs.↗ (Prophets HAB.1.6, JPS 1917)↗

impiety — Everyday, meaning 1: Impiety is a lack of respect for the gods, or for holy and sacred things.↗ Example: He was punished for impiety.↗ · Their impiety angered the gods.↗ · Impiety was a serious crime in the old stories.↗

impious — Everyday, meaning 1: Impious means showing no respect for the gods or for holy things.↗ Example: The impious king was punished.↗ · An impious mortal ignored the gods.↗ · Their impious plan was stopped by Apollo.↗ · But he said unto her: 'Thou speakest as one of the impious women speaketh.↗ (Writings JOB.2.10, JPS 1917)↗ · With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.↗ (Writings PRO.11.9, JPS 1917)↗

implacable — Everyday, meaning 1: Implacable means impossible to calm down, soothe or make forgiving; never giving up anger or a fight.↗ Example: The implacable enemy would not forgive.↗ · The wind was implacable and cold.↗ · His mother became implacable with anger.↗

implanted — Everyday, meaning 1: (medicine) Put into the body by surgery: an implanted pacemaker, implanted teeth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fixed firmly in someone's mind: an idea implanted by a story.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (biology) Fixed into place, such as a fertilised egg attaching in the womb.↗ Example: The vet implanted a microchip in our puppy.↗ · A pacemaker is implanted to help the heart beat steadily.↗ · The doctor implanted a cochlear implant so she could hear.↗ · The fear of spiders was implanted when he was small.↗ · Dentists can fix implanted teeth into the jaw.↗ · The idea was implanted in my head by an advert.↗

implausible — Everyday, meaning 1: Hard to believe; not likely to be true.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not reasonable or realistic: an implausible plan.↗ Example: «The dog ate my homework» is an implausible excuse.↗ · It is implausible that a snail could win a race against a horse.↗ · The film's ending was so implausible that we laughed.↗ · The detective found the man's story implausible.↗ · Your plan to dig to Australia is a bit implausible.↗ · It seems implausible, but it's true: a bee can't see the colour red.↗

implement — Everyday, meaning 1: An implement is a tool or instrument for doing a particular job, like a garden implement or a writing implement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To implement a plan, rule or idea means to put it into action.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computing) To implement means to write the code that makes something work.↗ Example: Stone Age people made implements from flint.↗ · A pencil is a writing implement.↗ · The school will implement a new uniform rule.↗ · Farm implements were pulled by horses.↗ · The coder implemented a new feature in the game.↗ · ‘Oh, rather!’ said Blockhead-Hans.↗ ‘Here is a cooking implement with tin rings,’ and he drew out the old wooden shoe, and laid the crow in it.↗

implicate — Everyday, meaning 1: To show or suggest that someone is involved in something wrong, such as a crime.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To show that something is a cause or part of a problem: smoking is implicated in many illnesses.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal, rare) To imply or suggest something.↗ Example: The muddy footprints implicated the dog in the broken vase mystery.↗ · The letter implicated the butler in the theft.↗ · Scientists implicated a virus in the outbreak.↗ · He refused to say anything that might implicate his friends.↗ · Sugar is implicated in tooth decay.↗ · The detective found no evidence to implicate the gardener.↗

implication — Everyday, meaning 1: A possible result or effect that something will have later.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Something that is suggested but not said directly.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) Being shown to be part of something bad, as in his implication in the crime.↗ Example: Think about the implications before you decide.↗ · The implication was that we had been lazy.↗ · Climate change has big implications for polar bears.↗ · By implication, she was saying I was wrong.↗ · The new rule has implications for every class.↗ · What is the implication of this graph?↗

implicitly — Everyday, meaning 1: Implicitly means completely, with no doubt at all, trusting fully.↗ Example: She trusted him implicitly.↗ · He believed the story implicitly.↗ · I obey my mother implicitly.↗

implore — Everyday, meaning 1: To beg someone very strongly and emotionally to do something.↗ Example: «Please, I implore you, let me go!» cried the prisoner.↗ · She implored her parents to let her keep the puppy.↗ · Rat implored Toad to give up motor-cars.↗ · The Elephant's Child implored his relatives to answer his question.↗ · He implored the referee to change his decision.↗ · The villagers implored the king for help.↗ · I implore you to spare my life."↗

imploringly — Everyday, meaning 1: Imploringly means begging in a very urgent, pleading way.↗ Example: "Peter, can we go?" they cried imploringly.↗ · She spoke imploringly to the maid.↗ · "Don't be angry," the old man said imploringly.↗

imply — Everyday, meaning 1: To suggest something without saying it directly.↗ e.g. Are you implying I'm lazy?↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (logic, maths) For one thing to mean that another must be true: being a square implies having four sides.↗ Example: Are you implying that I took your pen?↗ · His smile implied he knew the secret.↗ · The writer implies the house is haunted without saying it.↗ · Being a square implies having four equal sides.↗ · Her silence implied she was upset.↗ · A dark sky often implies rain is coming.↗ · But this is the usual attitude of the folk towards the "Good People," as indeed their euphemistic name really implies.↗ · Miller farther says: "The discovery of zero, as used above, implies its use in positional arithmetic.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · The view held bj' some Kabbalists that the nine Sefiroth or numerals (1-9) have emanated from infinity-C]"iD VX implies that the Zero 0, has preceded the One, 1.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

impolite — Everyday, meaning 1: Impolite means not polite: rude, not showing good manners or respect to others.↗ Example: It is impolite to interrupt when someone is speaking.↗ · Talking with your mouth full is impolite.↗ · It was impolite of me not to say thank you.↗ · Pointing at people can seem impolite.↗ · In some countries it is impolite to wear shoes in the house.↗ · He apologised for his impolite answer.↗

import — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To bring goods into a country from another country to sell.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) A product brought in from another country.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (computing) To bring a file or data into a program.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (formal, noun) Importance, as in «a matter of great import».↗ Example: The UK imports bananas from the Caribbean.↗ · Oil is one of the country's main imports.↗ · Import the photos onto the laptop.↗ · Many toys are imported from China.↗ · The shop sells imported cheese.↗ · This is a matter of great import, said the judge.↗ · There are no olives in the Ebony Island, and those imported from here fetch a high price.↗

importance — Everyday, meaning 1: Importance is how much something matters or how valuable it is.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: How powerful or respected a person is: «a person of importance».↗ Example: The teacher explained the importance of washing hands.↗ · Sleep is of great importance for growing children.↗ · List your jobs in order of importance.↗ · Never forget the importance of a seat belt.↗ · He felt full of his own importance.↗ · The map shows places of historical importance.↗ · No doubt it contains secrets of great importance.↗ · The importance of equilibrium is constantly reiterated in the Kabalah.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · Although there is an exuberance of weeds, we will find, nevertheless, many germs of truisms, which are of the greatest importance.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

important — Everyday, meaning 1: Important means mattering a lot; having a big effect or value.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An important person has power or is respected.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Important can mean needing attention now: «an important message».↗ Example: It is important to wash your hands.↗ · This is an important part of the story.↗ · Sleep is important for growing children.↗ · The mayor is an important person in our town.↗ · The most important thing is to have fun.↗ · Write down the important words.↗ · My family is very important to me.↗ · I have an important message for you.↗ · Understanding is the most important matter in everything.↗ · D., remarked very truly in his German preface to the book "Yezirah," published in Leipzig, 1830: "This book is for two reasons highly important: in the first place, that the real Cabala, or mystical (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · In the above explained system of notation from which our system of notation originated, the principle of position (place value) plays an important role.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗