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How to pronounce impact
Say it like this: /ˌɪmˈpækt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does impact mean?
nounThe striking of one body against another; collision.
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
“The hatchet cut the wood on impact.”
A forced impinging.
“His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”
verbTo collide or strike, the act of impinging.
“When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
“The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.”
To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
“I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.”
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