impossible

A2
Pronunciation
/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/
/ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

An impossibility

Example Sentences
  • Late 14th century: “Madame,” quod he, “this were an impossible!” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, Canterbury Tales
Adjective
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

Example Sentences
  • It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.
2 Definition

(of a person) Very difficult to deal with.

Example Sentences
  • You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!
3 Definition

Imaginary

Example Sentences
  • impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers