hinder

Regular
Infinitive
hinder
Past Simple
hindered
Past Participle
hindered
-ing Form
hindering
3rd Person
hinders
hinder hinders hindering hindered

Hinder means to make difficult or delay progress. Regular verb: hinder-hindered-hindered.

Meanings

  • To make difficult
  • To delay progress
  • To obstruct or impede

Common Collocations

hinder progress hinder development hinder efforts hindered by

Tip for Learners

Hinder means slow down or obstruct. "Bad weather hindered the rescue."
Present Simple
I hinder
you hinder
he/she/it hinders
we hinder
they hinder
Examples - Present Simple
  • I hinder no one's progress.
  • You hinder the process.
  • She hinders our efforts.
  • We don't hinder innovation.
  • They hinder development.
Present Continuous
I am hindering
you are hindering
he/she/it is hindering
we are hindering
they are hindering
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am not hindering your work.
  • You are hindering progress.
  • He is hindering the project.
  • We are not hindering anyone.
  • They are hindering development.
Present Perfect
I have hindered
you have hindered
he/she/it has hindered
we have hindered
they have hindered
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have hindered nothing.
  • You have hindered the process.
  • She has hindered our progress.
  • We have not hindered anyone.
  • They have hindered development.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hindering
you have been hindering
he/she/it has been hindering
we have been hindering
they have been hindering
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been hindering nothing.
  • You have been hindering progress.
  • She has been hindering the project.
  • We have not been hindering anyone.
  • They have been hindering development.
Past Simple
I hindered
you hindered
he/she/it hindered
we hindered
they hindered
Examples - Past Simple
  • I hindered no one.
  • You hindered the investigation.
  • She hindered our progress.
  • We hindered no one.
  • They hindered the project.
Past Continuous
I was hindering
you were hindering
he/she/it was hindering
we were hindering
they were hindering
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was not hindering anyone.
  • You were hindering progress.
  • She was hindering the project.
  • We were not hindering anyone.
  • They were hindering development.
Past Perfect
I had hindered
you had hindered
he/she/it had hindered
we had hindered
they had hindered
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had hindered nothing.
  • You had hindered the process.
  • She had hindered our progress.
  • We had not hindered anyone.
  • They had hindered development.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hindering
you had been hindering
he/she/it had been hindering
we had been hindering
they had been hindering
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been hindering nothing.
  • You had been hindering progress.
  • She had been hindering the project.
  • We had not been hindering anyone.
  • They had been hindering development.
Future Simple
I will hinder
you will hinder
he/she/it will hinder
we will hinder
they will hinder
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will not hinder you.
  • You will hinder progress.
  • She will hinder our efforts.
  • We will not hinder anyone.
  • They will hinder development.
Future Continuous
I will be hindering
you will be hindering
he/she/it will be hindering
we will be hindering
they will be hindering
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will not be hindering anyone.
  • You will be hindering progress.
  • She will be hindering the project.
  • We will not be hindering anyone.
  • They will be hindering development.
Future Perfect
I will have hindered
you will have hindered
he/she/it will have hindered
we will have hindered
they will have hindered
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will have hindered nothing.
  • You will have hindered the process.
  • She will have hindered our progress.
  • We will not have hindered anyone.
  • They will have hindered development.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hindering
you will have been hindering
he/she/it will have been hindering
we will have been hindering
they will have been hindering
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will not have been hindering anyone.
  • You will have been hindering progress.
  • She will have been hindering the project.
  • We will not have been hindering anyone.
  • They will have been hindering development.
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