Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imp.

/ɪmp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: im-p.
IPA: /ɪmp/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Abbreviation of imperative.

adj

Abbreviation of imperfect.

adj

Abbreviation of impersonal.

adj

Abbreviation of imperial.

adj

Abbreviation of important.

adj

Abbreviation of imported.

adj

Abbreviation of improved.

noun

Abbreviation of import.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"notā, sg. imp. form of notō, “I mark”"
"sate, obs. imp. form of to sit"
"rain: in imp. constr., “It’s raining.”"
"1 metric kg ≅ 2·2 imp. ℔"
"V. imp. — remember!"
"imp.–dom. ratio is now ~3:1"

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: imprimé

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪmp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more imp. (comparative) most imp. (superlative) imps. (plural) impp. (plural)

Phrases

imp. gal.

Synonyms

imper. imperf. impf. impft impers. impt imptd imptr

Questions

How do you pronounce imp.?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmp/.
What does imp. mean?: Abbreviation of imperative.
Where does imp. come from?: It is traced to French.

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