impossible
Not possible; not able to be done or happenNot possible; not able to be done or happen.
» It is impossible to do it.
Es ist unmöglich, das zu tun.
Это невозможно сделать.
Це зробити не можливо.
Це неможливо зробити.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable, usually)Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
13 March 1962, John F. Kennedy, speech at the White House Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
It is difficult, if not impossible, to memorize 20,000 consecutive numbers.
unmöglich, unmöglich
невозмо́жныйnevozmóžnyj, невыполнимыйnevypolnimyj, неосуществи́мыйneosuščestvímyj
неможли́вийnemožlývyj
(colloquial, not comparable, usually)Very difficult to deal with.
You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!
This humidity is impossible.
unmöglich
нереальныйnerealʹnyj, невозмо́жныйnevozmóžnyj, невыполнимыйnevypolnimyj
(dated, not comparable, usually)Imaginary
impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers
- not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
- totally unlikely
- (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable
Examples
1147 sentencesIt is impossible to do it.
Це зробити не можливо.
ruЭто невозможно сделать.
deEs ist unmöglich, das zu tun.
Tom told me that it's impossible.
Том сказав мені, що це неможливо.
ruТом сказал мне, что это невозможно.
It'll be difficult but not impossible.
Це буде складно, але не неможливо.
ruЭто будет сложно, но не невозможно.
It'll be difficult, but not impossible.
Це буде складно, але не неможливо.
ruЭто будет сложно, но не невозможно.
We know that this is impossible.
Ми знаємо, що це неможливо.
ruМы знаем, что это невозможно.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English impossible, equivalent to im- + possible.From Middle English impossible, equivalent to im- + possible.
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Forms
more impossible, most impossible| Comparative | more impossible Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most impossible Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- totally unlikely:inconceivableout of the questionunimaginable
- (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable:unacceptable
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- be impossible to
- impossible to do
- would be impossible
- be impossible for
- almost impossible to
- almost impossible
- but not impossible
- be almost impossible
- impossible to predict
- impossible to get
- impossible to tell
- to be impossible