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/impoˈsible/

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Translation

impossible

Word origin

From Latin impossibilis ('not possible'), from in- ('not') plus possibilis ('possible'), from posse ('to be able').

Origin
Latin
Root
impossibilis
English cognates
impossible, possible

Grammar

Examples

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It is impossible to finish all the work in a single day.

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I find it impossible that you have not seen it before.

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Nothing is impossible if you work hard and do not stop.

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It was impossible to hear the music with so much noise in the street.

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For him it was impossible to say no to his children.

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This word is part of lesson 15.